When health care providers are burdened with excessive insurance paperwork, patient care and clinician well-being suffer, according to a new report from the University of New Mexico’s Center for Social Policy.

The study found what most providers already know, said one of its authors, UNM professor Melanie Sonntag: The health care billing system is complex, time-intensive and robs clinicians of hours that could be spent with patients.

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