A Doctor at Cigna Said Her Bosses Pressured Her to Review Patients’ Cases Too Quickly. Cigna Threatened to Fire Her. – ProPublica
“Cigna tracks every minute that its staff doctors spend deciding whether to pay for health care. Dr. Debby Day said her bosses cared more about being fast than being right: ‘Deny, deny, deny. That’s how you hit your numbers,’ Day said.”
US medical industrial complex algorithm: AI + stopwatch + crappy offshore nurse review = ‘getting to no’ faster = mucho $$$ for C suite + more denial of needed medical care …
Seven health insurance CEOs raked in a record $283 million last year – STAT
Think you can sue for damages? Don’t count on it… Blast from the past:
ERISA Health Plan Liability: Issues and Options for Reform – GWU