A pilot program in six states will use a tactic employed by private insurers like United HealthCare that has been heavily criticized for delaying and denying medical care.
Similar cold-blooded algorithms used by health insurers like UHC have been the subject of several high-profile lawsuits, which have asserted that the technology allowed the companies to swiftly deny large batches of claims and cut patients off from care in rehabilitation facilities. The AI companies selected to oversee the program would have a strong financial incentive to deny claims. Medicare plans to pay them a share of the savings generated from rejections. Congratulations Republican voters for being the engine of our destruction. When the hospitals in your rural areas begin to close or when Medicare denies you or a loved one treatment, who will you blame? Bill Clinton? Joe Biden? Which liberal or Democrat? Who?
