Amazingly happy to hear you were able to drive the process! FWIW, surgical centers usually have to do the exact same thing for their patients (typical role: coo

Amazingly happy to hear you were able to drive the process! FWIW, surgical centers usually have to do the exact same thing for their patients (typical role: coordinator), and they do it the same way you did (plus knowing a few counterparties because they work together regularly). The lack of data standardization in health insurance is atrocious. (In the US, CMS/Congress pushing what it can, but at a glacial pace) The strongest argument for single payer is that a diverse marketplace has demonstrated a fundamental inability to interoperate.