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EFF releases documents on Medicare's AI program causing care delays

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The Electronic Frontier Foundation (EFF) has released approximately 1,000 pages of documents concerning the Wasteful and Inappropriate Service Reduction (WISeR) model, a Medicare program that utilizes AI for prior authorization requests. These records, obtained through litigation initiated in March, reveal widespread issues with the program, including delays and denials of care, operational chaos, and reported patient harm. AI

IMPACT Highlights potential negative impacts of AI in healthcare administration, specifically concerning prior authorization processes.

RANK_REASON Release of documents detailing issues with an AI-powered government program.

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EFF releases documents on Medicare's AI program causing care delays

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  1. Mastodon — mastodon.social TIER_1 English(EN) · [email protected] ·

    "EFF sued the government back in March for information about the Wasteful and Inappropriate Service Reduction (WISeR) model, a new Medicare program that uses AI

    "EFF sued the government back in March for information about the Wasteful and Inappropriate Service Reduction (WISeR) model, a new Medicare program that uses AI to evaluate prior authorization requests for certain medical services. Today, we’re releasing approximately 1,000 pages…

    LINKS eff.org/…/new-records-reveal-problems-med…

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