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Patients turn to Facebook and LinkedIn to fight health-insurance denials

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Pushed to their limits, patients are increasingly taking health-insurance battles to social media platforms, including Facebook and LinkedIn, to seek help getting medical care covered, according to MarketWatch.

The outlet reports that when traditional routes fail, some people are using public posts and messages to try to prompt action on coverage decisions and appeals related to their health claims.

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MarketWatch‘I didn’t know what else to do:’ Patients take their health-insurance battles to Facebook and LinkedIn

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