Health Matters

What to do when health insurance denies care you really need

By Jamie Ducharme

Health Correspondent

The U.S. health insurance system can be mind-bendingly confusing, full of hoops to jump through and jargon to translate. When you receive a coverage denial letter from your insurer, that complexity only intensifies. We asked experts how to respond when your insurance provider denies care you really need.

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Today's newsletter was written by Jamie Ducharme and edited by Mandy Oaklander.