Plaintiffs reject Humana’s Medicare claims seeking to dismiss lawsuit over AI uses

Class-action plaintiffs are asking a federal district court to reject arguments by healthcare insurance giant Humana that the Medicare Act’s administrative appeals process should block litigation over its use of artificial intelligence to process coverage claims.

“Humana argues this Court lacks jurisdiction over Plaintiffs’ claims, asserting that Plaintiffs’ claims arise under the Medicare Act, which requires them to exhaust administrative remedies,” the plaintiffs tell the U.S. district court for western Kentucky in their June 27 opposition to the company’s...