HFMA’s Vitalic Health to gather more than 50 payers, providers and tech leaders to address rising claim denials
CHICAGO (Feb. 3, 2026) – The Healthcare Financial Management Association’s Vitalic Health announced today it will convene more than 50 payers, providers and tech companies to simplify and standardize the claims process in U.S. healthcare. Nearly 12 percent of patients’ claims for healthcare services are denied because of procedural requirements, benefit limitations, medical necessity concerns and more – a rising trend each year. Claim denials administration adds an estimated $25 billion in unnecessary spending to the healthcare system. “The relentless rise of claim…
Report: Payer requests for information are slowing reimbursement
Payers are increasingly rejecting claims through requests for information (RFI) that in total serve no purpose other than to delay reimbursement, according to “Death by a thousand requests,” a report from consulting firm Kodiak Solutions. RFI claim denial rates as a percentage of total billed charges climbed to 3.82% in 2024 through May, up from…