The lawsuit [PDF], filed Tuesday in federal court in Minneapolis on behalf of the estates of two elderly men, claims that at least since UnitedHealthcare's 2020 acquisition of post-acute care management firm Navihealth, the US health insurance giant has repeatedly and wrongfully refused to pay the healthcare claims of senior patients using their Medicare Advantage Plans, apparently using advice from a self-serving algorithm.
"UnitedHealthcare is responsible for the health care needs of some of our most vulnerable populations," said Ryan Clarkson, managing partner of Clarkson Law, in a statement. "But by invoking this technology, they are effectively using AI to throw the elderly - our parents or grandparents - out onto the street."
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