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Arnall Golden Gregory LLP

UnitedHealthcare Must Face State Law Claims in Class Action Suit for AI Driven Coverage Denials of Medicare Advantage Claims

Daytime television inundates American seniors with advertisements for UnitedHealthcare’s (“UHC”) Medicare Advantage Plans. On its website, UHC claims its Medicare Advantage Plans “stand out from the rest,” providing...more

King & Spalding

Senate Subcommittee on Investigations Releases Report Criticizing Medicare Advantage Restrictions on Access to Post-Acute Care

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On October 17, 2024, the U.S. Senate’s Permanent Subcommittee on Investigations (the Committee) chaired by Senator Richard Blumenthal released a report authored by the majority entitled, “Refusal of Recovery: How Medicare...more

Eversheds Sutherland (US) LLP

AI Litigation Insights - Barrows et al. v. Humana, Inc.

Health insurer Humana was sued in a class action challenging the process by which it made claim determinations and alleging that it knowingly used a “highly inaccurate” artificial intelligence model, nH Predict, to improperly...more

McDermott Will & Emery

CMS Interoperability and Prior Authorization Rule Significantly Impacts Payers’ Approval and Denial Practices

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On January 17, 2024, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) issued the CMS Interoperability and Prior Authorization final rule (Final Rule) (fact sheet, CMS’ interoperability website), which aims to improve prior...more

Arnall Golden Gregory LLP

Preemption and Exhaustion Requirements Thwart Medicare Advantage Plan Members’ Ability to Hold Health Insurers Accountable

Most states have statutes or common law that allow an insurance policyholder to bring a civil action and seek more than just compensatory damages (e.g., punitive damages) when her insurance company denies coverage in bad...more

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Medicare Advantage Organizations' Denials of Some Prior Authorization Requests Raise Concerns

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In the Office of the Inspector General's latest report released in April of 2022, the denials of some prior authorization requests by Medicare Advantage Organizations (MAOs) raise concerns about beneficiary access to...more

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