Minority Patients More Likely to Be Denied the Free Preventive Care Mandated by Obamacare

Two new studies show insurers continue to deny claims for preventive care that is supposed to be free under Obamacare.

And insurers are more apt to reject claims from patients who are Asian, Black or Hispanic as well as those with low incomes, researchers recently reported in the journal JAMA Network Open.

A related study published in the American Journal of Preventive Medicine found that patients with private insurance incurred charges for preventive care that should have been fully covered. This occurred in 40% of visits. 

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