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cross-posted from: https://lemmy.crimedad.work/post/159369

A law enforcement source told our sister station, ABC7 Eyewitness News in New York, that the suspect's unmasked smile came as he flirted with the front desk clerk who checked him into the hostel, and encouraged him to drop the mask so she could see his smile. The suspect obliged, pulling his mask down long enough for the surveillance camera to capture his face.

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[–] Nougat@fedia.io 218 points 2 weeks ago (3 children)

They are checking every dispute or contested denial of service brought against the company, as well as running down every threat made against the UnitedHealthcare CEO.

That's gonna take some time.

[–] NotMyOldRedditName@lemmy.world 57 points 2 weeks ago* (last edited 2 weeks ago) (1 children)

I don't know if the number was real but someone posted a picture that their denial rate was 32% whereas the lowest provider was 9%

[–] mbfalzar@lemmy.dbzer0.com 79 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

Their denial rate was 8% when Brian Thompson became CEO and jumped to 22.7% after one year of his leadership. 32% is believable after 3 years, especially if it's true that the decision to train an LLM for the purpose of auto rejecting claims was his directive

[–] Rhaedas@fedia.io 30 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

Why a LLM when an autoreply of "Denied" would work?

[–] Drusenija@aussie.zone 19 points 2 weeks ago

Presumably because the LLM can give a justification as well, rather than just a straight "no". Doesn't mean it's a good justification but I'm sure they have metrics that say when it looks somewhat plausible that more people don't challenge it.

[–] Feathercrown@lemmy.world 25 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

Isn't it their policy to deny every claim to force an appeal? How many claims do they get in a day? Their investigation will never end.

[–] sik0fewl@lemmy.ca 28 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

I believe their policy is deny, delay, defend.

[–] Badeendje@lemmy.world 5 points 2 weeks ago

Hence the depose.

[–] Mango@lemmy.world 10 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

Seems to me that this investigation is way over budget.

[–] SpaceCowboy@lemmy.ca 3 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

Seems like they should delay and deny an investigation and then defend that stance as a cost saving measure.

[–] Mango@lemmy.world 1 points 2 weeks ago

Yeah, New York has real problems.