The killing of UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson has brought attention to the health insurance industry, with criticism focused on executives prioritizing profits over customer health. STAT journalists have investigated UnitedHealth Group’s impact on American health for two years, revealing how the company leveraged its physician empire for profit and used AI algorithms to deny care. Reporters delved into documents and data, interviewing clinicians to expose UnitedHealth’s dominance in turning patients into commodities. The series “Health Care’s Colossus” and “Denied by AI” highlight the dangers of UnitedHealth’s practices and contribute to understanding the broken American health care system.
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STAT looks at AI denials, market dominance
