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Report: 1 in 5 medical insurance claims inaccurate

Quick ReadOne in five medical claims is processed inaccurately by commercial health insurers, often leaving physicians shortchanged, according to the nation’s largest doctor’s group.

Doctors look over X-rays at Cook County's Stroger

Photo credit: AP | Doctors look over X-rays at Cook County's Stroger Hospital in Chicago.(May 4, 2010)

CHICAGO (AP) — One in five medical claims is processed inaccurately by commercial health insurers, often leaving physicians shortchanged, according to the nation’s largest doctor’s group.

The American Medical Association released its third annual report card on insurers Monday.

In past years, Medicare performed well in how quickly and accurately it paid doctors, but the AMA did not release...

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