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So the public outcry over health insurance delays and denials since the assassination of United

Healthcare CEO, Brian Thompson, has brought little in the way of policy change proposals.

Elizabeth Benjamin,

Vice President of the Community Service Society of New York,

which does both advocacy on behalf of policies

that they believe help lower income people

and a community health advocates program

that offers advice for individuals

on navigating the health care system joins us now.

She is the Community Service Society vice president, and she joins us now to advise anyone

who calls in who is dealing with a delay or denial issue. Hopefully the explanations we get for a few callers

will help the rest of you know what some of your rights and available strategies are for if

you find yourself in a similar situation. We'll talk some policy with Elizabeth Benjamin too.

We cover that a lot, as most of you know, including the national special on the topic

that I co-hosted in October before the killing.

But the premise of this segment is mostly that while Congress remains stalemated on the issue,

we can at least help individuals with some of your situations.

So listeners, who needs delay or denials advice?

Patients, doctors, doctors, office staff workers, you're all welcome to call in.

212, 433, WNYC, 212, 433, 9692.

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