[GUEST ACCESS MODE: Data is scrambled or limited to provide examples. Make requests using your API key to unlock full data. Check https://lunarcrush.ai/auth for authentication information.]  Houman David Hemmati, MD, PhD [@houmanhemmati](/creator/twitter/houmanhemmati) on x 71.2K followers Created: 2025-07-12 06:05:17 UTC For one week, I was an insurance peer reviewer through a firm that contracts for them. What I experienced was so shocking I quit. The insurance companies explicitly BANNED us from using medical literature to make decisions. Guess what we HAD to use: company POLICY documents The insurance companies have rigged the system to make it impossible for the so-called peer reviewers to actually approve most legitimate claims! This is absolutely wrong. It’s racketeering, fraud and breech of contract. When this happened, I tried to report it to the House Oversight Committee, but was told by a congressional staffer that if I wanted this to get the attention of the members of Congress, I would have to make a monetary contribution. Corruption at every level. XXXXXX engagements  **Related Topics** [insurance](/topic/insurance) [Post Link](https://x.com/houmanhemmati/status/1943914540116095102)
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Houman David Hemmati, MD, PhD @houmanhemmati on x 71.2K followers
Created: 2025-07-12 06:05:17 UTC
For one week, I was an insurance peer reviewer through a firm that contracts for them.
What I experienced was so shocking I quit.
The insurance companies explicitly BANNED us from using medical literature to make decisions.
Guess what we HAD to use: company POLICY documents
The insurance companies have rigged the system to make it impossible for the so-called peer reviewers to actually approve most legitimate claims! This is absolutely wrong. It’s racketeering, fraud and breech of contract.
When this happened, I tried to report it to the House Oversight Committee, but was told by a congressional staffer that if I wanted this to get the attention of the members of Congress, I would have to make a monetary contribution. Corruption at every level.
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Related Topics insurance