Denied Insurance Because of a Medical Coding Error in Her MIB Report

Seeded on Fri Apr 2, 2010 9:20 AM EDT (Consumer Reports Health Blog)

Few people realize MIB, formerly known as the Medical Information Bureau, has a file on them. Like a credit-reporting agency, MIB monitors virtually every aspect of a person's health care.

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