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AI is increasingly deciding who gets medical care

Original: AI is deciding whether or not people receive medical care

Health insurers in the United States are using artificial intelligence systems to help determine whether patients' treatments and claims are approved, raising concerns about wrongful denials of care. Commenters are debating the risks of automating coverage decisions at companies like UnitedHealth, Medicare Advantage plans, Cigna and Humana, and whether regulators can keep pace.

Why now: Growing use of AI by health insurers to approve or deny care is drawing scrutiny and debate

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• AI is deciding whether or not people receive medical care · dabinat · 15

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