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An insurance company denies a test. Here’s what physicians should do next.

Kevin Pho, MD
KevinMD
September 17, 2017
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What should you do if an insurance company denies a test?  Record the name of the denying physician in the chart and take the burden of the denial off of your shoulders and onto the shoulders of a faceless, algorithm-following insurance clinician.

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