Article: Colorado Springs Medical Briefs: October 9, 2009

The state's largest health insurance company received fines totaling $457,000 from the Colorado Division of Insurance, which citied a variety of problems it found during routine market conduct examinations.

United Healthcare of Colorado received $211,000 in fines and UnitedHealthcare Insurance Co. received $246,000 in fines from the agency.

The market conduct examinations covered calendar year 2007. The companies were fined for:

Providing incomplete information in certificates of creditable coverage.

Failing to pay claims timely and accurately.

Failing to comply with the requirement for physician review.

The exam showed that people who lost health care coverage in the small group market were ...

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