AMA: 1 in 5 insurance companies inaccuraely process claim

By DEAN TRAVINSKI - WFAA - June 14, 2010
The nation's largest doctors' group says one in five medical claims is processed inaccurately by commercial health insurers, often leaving physicians shortchanged.
The American Medical Association released its third annual report card on insurers Monday. Medicare performed well in how quickly and accurately it paid doctors.
Commercial insurers such as Aetna Inc. and Anthem Blue Cross matched their payments to what they agreed to pay doctors about 80 percent of the time.
The group's report card is an effort to reduce the cost of claims processing for doctors.
The AMA is meeting in Chicago in its first annual meeting since the passage of President Barack WFAA