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Blumenthal and Hawley demand AI denial records from UnitedHealth, Humana, and CVS
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Wednesday, July 15, 2026
Confidence
Medium · — STAT primary with letter text; corroborating record on the underlying pattern is deep, formal committee action still pending.
Evidence
STAT reporting on letters obtained from senators' offices + prior PSI report
Sens. Richard Blumenthal (D-Conn.) and Josh Hawley (R-Mo.) are demanding internal records from the largest Medicare Advantage insurers on their use of AI to block rehabilitative care.
- STAT reports the senators wrote UnitedHealth Group, Humana, and CVS Health seeking documents on AI systems used to deny or delay rehabilitative care.
- The request comes just one month after a government investigation unearthed a continuing pattern of denials within Medicare Advantage.
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