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Cigna health giant accused of improperly rejecting thousands of patient claims using an algorithm

Por: ABC News Business July 26, 2023

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SACRAMENTO, Calif. -- A federal lawsuit alleges that giant Cigna used a computer algorithm to automatically reject hundreds of thousands of patient claims without examining them individually as required by California law.The class-action lawsuit, filed Monday in federal court in Sacramento, says Cigna Corp. and Cigna Health and Life Insurance Co. rejected more than 300,000 payment claims in just two months last year.The company used an algorithm... + full article



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