Patreon Preview 254. The Healthcare System Works, It Just Doesnt Work For You

Published: May 14, 2023, 12:09 a.m.

b'We spike our blood pressure with a discussion about recent reporting on the systems used by health insurers to automate rejecting claims. It\\u2019s one of those classic situations we all know and love: human doctors rubber stamping algorithmic decisions in a system created by a private equity ghoul to save major insurers a few dollars by making the lives of real people significantly worse.\\n\\nStuff we reference\\n\\u2022\\u2022\\u2022 How Cigna Saves Millions by Having Its Doctors Reject Claims Without Reading Them https://www.propublica.org/article/cigna-pxdx-medical-health-insurance-rejection-claims \\n\\u2022\\u2022\\u2022 Lina Khan: We Must Regulate A.I. Here\\u2019s How. https://www.nytimes.com/2023/05/03/opinion/ai-lina-khan-ftc-technology.html \\n\\nSubscribe to hear more analysis and commentary in our premium episodes every week! https://www.patreon.com/thismachinekills \\n\\nHosted by Jathan Sadowski (www.twitter.com/jathansadowski) and Edward Ongweso Jr. (www.twitter.com/bigblackjacobin). Production / Music by Jereme Brown (www.twitter.com/braunestahl)'