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Trump’s new plan for Medicare: Let AI decide whether you should be covered or not -- “This is exactly the same tactic that private insurers like UnitedHealth use to delay and deny treatment”
Nice federal government you have there, would be a shame if AI started calling the shots.
The pilot, which the New York Times reports is scheduled to begin next year in six different states, will use artificial intelligence software to determine whether certain kinds of coverage are “appropriate” or not. In a press release on the agency’s website that feels very DOGE-like, the CMS notes that its new program will “Target Wasteful, Inappropriate Services in Original Medicare.” It reads: Through the Wasteful and Inappropriate Service Reduction (WISeR) Model, CMS will partner with companies specializing in enhanced technologies to test ways to provide an improved and expedited prior authorization process relative to Original Medicare’s existing processes, helping patients and providers avoid unnecessary or inappropriate care and safeguarding federal taxpayer dollars.
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