STAT June 25, 2024
A bipartisan group of lawmakers is urging the Biden administration to prohibit Medicare Advantage insurers from using artificial intelligence tools to deny care until it completes a systematic review of their accuracy and effects on patients.
In a letter sent Tuesday, the lawmakers cited a STAT investigation in calling on the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services to beef up oversight of AI and algorithmic tools that discriminate against old and sick patients.
“These tools apply a generalized need for care to an individual beneficiary’s situation, resulting in generalizations instead of person-centered approaches to care, which is antithetical to the mission of the Medicare program,” the lawmakers wrote. The letter was written by Sen. Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.), Rep. Jerry Nadler...
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