Judge’s description of Insurer’s doctors review “puzzling,” “disingenuous” and even “dishonest.”

This ProPublica article could just as well be talking about long term disability insurance cases.

https://apple.news/AODmEPiA3TEmoesS49TyMAQ

Insurers continue to rely on doctors whose judgments have been criticized by courts
In dozens of cases ProPublica reviewed, judges found that some doctors working for these companies engaged in “selective readings” of medical evidence and “shut their eyes” to medical opinions opposing their conclusions….

“In interviews with ProPublica, federal judges criticized a system that fails to address problems that arise in court case after court case. They faulted the Employee Retirement Income Security Act, which governs many insurance claims in court, for not allowing for punitive damages, the sort that can rise into the millions of dollars and deter companies from bad conduct.

To one federal judge, who like others spoke about cases on condition of anonymity, doctors and the insurance companies they work for essentially get off scot-free. “They might have to pay 10 claims,” the judge said, “but if they can avoid paying a thousand claims, then why would they change anything?””