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The lawsuit claims the Cigna PXDX algorithm enables automatic denials for treatments that do not match preset criteria.

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Cigna Healthcare is facing a federal class action lawsuit which alleges the company used algorithms to “deny payments in batches of hundreds or thousands at a time,” as part of an almost completely automated claims decision process.

Two Cigna members sued the insurer in California federal court Monday, seeking an injunction

Cigna violated the law by denying claims for imaging and other services in bulk, lawsuit alleges

The lawsuit comes as payers face intensifying criticism over automated claims decision processes.