Medicare's artificial intelligence preauthorization effort faced backlash in records released Tuesday. The records depict a hastily implemented rollout. They also show strikingly high rejection levels. News reports point to major treatment delays from the pilot effort. MarketWatch reported that Medicare is using AI to approve claims, and that the result has been alarmingly high denial rates. Newsweek also reported delays in treatment. STAT also reported about the released records.
Separately, Medicare is set to scale up a pilot that funds technology for chronic disease care. STAT reported that expansion.