Report: Trump administration's AI-driven Medicare pilot draws criticism over care denials
A program using artificial intelligence to review Medicare claims for seniors has come under criticism, with vendors accused of having an incentive to deny as many claims as possible.
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A Trump administration pilot program that uses artificial intelligence to help review Medicare claims for elderly patients has drawn criticism over how the technology is being deployed to assess care decisions.
Critics of the program argue that the vendors supplying the AI tools have, in their words, an incentive to deny as many claims as possible, raising concerns about whether cost-saving pressures are shaping the outcomes of automated reviews that affect seniors' access to medical care.
The use of AI in claims review has expanded across the U.S. health insurance system in recent years as insurers and government programs look to automate decisions that were previously made by human reviewers, a shift that has prompted scrutiny from patient advocates and lawmakers.
The report underscores broader questions about oversight of AI tools used in decisions that directly affect patients' access to medical treatment, particularly for a population, seniors, that relies heavily on Medicare coverage.
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