UnitedHealth Accused of Deploying Allegedly Flawed AI to Deny Medical Coverage
UnitedHealthcare allegedly used a faulty AI algorithm with a 90% error rate to override doctors' recommendations and deny health coverage. This AI, developed by NaviHealth, reportedly led to premature discharge from care facilities and substantial out-of-pocket expenses for patients, according to a lawsuit filed in the District Court for Minnesota.
- Date it happened
- 2023-02-28
- Organisation involved
- UnitedHealthcare
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- medicaleconomics.com
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- forbes.com
- healthcarefinancenews.com
- statnews.com
- usatoday.com
- cbsnews.com
- fiercehealthcare.com
- medscape.com
- arstechnica.com
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