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February 1, 2024

AI Lawsuits Against Insurers Signal Wave of Health Litigation

Insurers Humana, Cigna, and UnitedHealthcare are facing class actions from consumers and their estates for allegedly deploying advanced technology to deny claims.

January 8, 2024

OpenAI is a boon for journalism, company says after NYTimes lawsuit

ChatGPT maker OpenAI took the New York Times to task Monday over a lawsuit filed by the publisher claiming OpenAI’s chatbots used its copyrighted content without permission, and in some cases reproduced pieces of articles unchanged.

January 4, 2024

Neurology Drugs Are Getting Better—and More Expensive—With More Prior Authorization Hassles

For decades, doctors have complained about the onerous practice of prior authorization, which insurers contend is necessary to control costs and encourage evidence-based choices.

December 13, 2023

Lawsuit targets ‘Orbeez’ water bead toy over safety and potential health risks for kids

Many people are out and about checking toys off the list for the holidays. But in doing so, it’s important to keep in mind which ones are going to be the safest for your children.

December 13, 2023

Lawsuit claims Humana uses AI to deny necessary health care services to Medicare Advantage patients

A new class-action case argues Humana improperly uses artificial intelligence when it decides whether to pay for post-acute care for Medicare Advantage patients.

December 11, 2023

Clarkson Sues Humana Over AI Denying Claims

Clarkson Law Firm filed a class-action lawsuit in the Western District of Kentucky against Humana Healthcare, the fourth-largest healthcare provider in the country, for their alleged illegal use of an artificial intelligence program to deny and shortchange valid patient claims.

November 16, 2023

Is your health insurer using AI to deny you services? Lawsuit says errors harmed elders

For years, vital decisions about who got medical care coverage took place in back offices at health insurance companies. Now, some of those life-altering decisions are being made by artificial intelligence programs.

November 15, 2023

UnitedHealthcare’s broken AI denied seniors’ medical claims, lawsuit alleges

Post-acute care algorithm allegedly comes up short 90% of the time

November 14, 2023

UnitedHealthcare Accused of AI Use to Wrongfully Deny Claims (1)

Health insurer UnitedHealthcare is facing a class action alleging it used an artificial intelligence algorithm to wrongfully deny coverage to elderly people for care under their Medicare Advantage health policies.

November 14, 2023

Lawsuit claims UnitedHealth AI wrongfully denies elderly extended care

UnitedHealth Group Inc (UNH.N), opens new tab uses an artificial intelligence algorithm that systematically denies elderly patients’ claims for extended care such as nursing facility stays, according to a proposed class action lawsuit, opens new tab filed on Tuesday.

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