Paperwork Goobles Up California Health Insurance

A new study by James H. Kahn of the Institute for Health Policy Studies at UCSF reveals that billing and insurance paperwork consume at least one out of every five dollars of private insurance health spending in California. 

According to Dr. Kahn, “Over the last decade, administrative costs have accounted for 25% of health care spending. Little has been known, however, about the portion attributable to billing and insurance-related functions.”