UnitedHealth faces class action lawsuit over algorithmic care denials in Medicare Advantage plans

(By Casey Ross and Bob Herman for STAT)

A class action lawsuit was filed Tuesday against UnitedHealth Group and a subsidiary alleging that they are illegally using an algorithm to deny rehabilitation care to seriously ill patients, even though the companies know the algorithm has a high error rate. Continue reading here…

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