EP01: They Deny Claims Every 1.2 Seconds. 90% Are Wrong.
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EP01: They Deny Claims Every 1.2 Seconds. 90% Are Wrong.
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Summary
In 2023, ProPublica revealed that Cigna's PXDX system reviews health insurance claims at an average of 1.2 seconds per claim. One medical director denied over 60,000 claims in a single month. 90% of these denials get overturned on appeal. Only 0.2% of patients ever file one.
The architecture is the story: algorithm flags a diagnosis-code mismatch, physician signs off in 1.2 seconds, claim denied. Repeat 50 times in 2 minutes. Repeat 300,000 times in 2 months.
Markus Grant walks through who designed this system, how the math works, what both political parties did to enable it, and what you can actually do when your claim gets denied.
Key receipts:
- 1.2 seconds: average review time per claim (Cigna PXDX, ProPublica March 2023)
- 300,000+: claims denied in 2 months at Cigna
- 90%: denials overturned on appeal
- 0.2%: percentage of patients who appeal
Receipts and case file: theranter.com/case-file/
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