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Trump administration uses AI to deny seniors' medical claims
Original: Trump admin using AI to deny medical care for seniors in disastrous experiment
The Trump administration is expanding the use of artificial intelligence to decide whether Medicare Advantage claims for seniors are approved, and critics call it a disastrous experiment. Ars Technica reports that vendors rolling out AI denial systems have an incentive to deny as many claims as possible, since they profit when care is refused. Critics warn the tools are being used to override doctors' judgments and systematically reject legitimate care for older Americans.
Why now: Reports that AI is being used to deny medical care to seniors have sparked outrage over profit-driven automation in health insurance.
Trump administrationMedicare AdvantageArs Technica
Evidence
- Trump admin using AI to deny medical care for seniors in disastrous experiment · Ars Technica
Vendors rolling out AI have an "incentive to deny as many claims as possible."