From the article:

"Like Thrush, some of these doctors work very fast.

Dr. Kanika Chaudhuri, a pediatrician, evaluated 3,872 cases last fiscal year, averaging more than four cases per hour when she worked. She earned $192,000 in fiscal 2018 and $1.1 million since 2013.

Out of all the cases Chaudhuri reviewed over the five years, 78 percent were denied, according to data provided by the state."

Is it possible that 78% should have been denied? What rate is acceptable? If the doctor approved 78% wouldn’t that also be concerning? One of the biggest areas of fraud is in disability claims. I am not saying that 78% denial is accurate, but what evidence do we have that it isn’t?

The national average is 66%, and presumably living in TN doesn't make one more likely to be fraudulent.

> and presumably living in TN doesn't make one more likely to be fraudulent.

Is it really a safe assumption that all states have identical rates of fraud? Different states have very different economic and social situations that could pressure somebody into committing fraud. Some states are suffering more than others with prescription drug abuse. Some states have industries that result in more disabilities than other states \cough{coal mines...}

In West Virginia 8.9% of the working age population receives disability, while in Hawaii only 2.8% do. In Tennessee, 6.5% of the working age population is on disability. The national average is 4.6%

I trust the recommendations by a panel of professionals much more than my gut feeling in this. Specially given the complexity, the stake and this broken appeal system.