Headline : No one knows how often health insurers deny claims. Heres why

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UnitedHealthcare (UNH+2.63%) is facing increasing scrutiny for its allegedly high claim denial rate. However, since insurers try to keep these numbers hidden, the true extent of its denials remains uncertain, especially when it comes to private plans.

The heightened scrutiny comes as the company’s CEO Brian Thompson was fatally shot in New York City on Wednesday morning, just hours before he was set to speak at the healthcare firm’s annual investor day.

Multiple outlets reported on Thursday that shell casings from the shooting had the words “deny,” “defend,” and “depose” written on them. Some have speculated that these words refer to terms industry critics use to describe tactics that insurers employ to deny claims.

At the same time, posts on social media have been claiming that UnitedHealthcare’s claim denial rate is the highest in the industry at 32%. This figure comes from the personal finance website Value Penguin, which said it calculated that rate from available in-network data from plans sold on the marketplace.

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