The penalty is set at 1 percent of the claim per day late and is intended to speed claims payment and prevent insurers from suspending claims, rather than approving or denying them, according to the report.
More than 25 percent of insurance claims at hospitals in the state are outstanding after 90 days, according to the report.
Read the Bloomberg Business Week report on the Missouri claims law.
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