Verge April 1, 2023
By Barbara Krasnoff

If your parents are on Medicare Advantage, there’s a good chance their doctor’s healthcare decisions will be judged by a computerized tool.

I’m starting this with a personal story. My mother was a New York City public school teacher for many years. When she joined the school system, part of the deal was that, when she retired, many of the costs of her traditional Medicare plans would be subsidized by her union and by the city. So far, so good. However, now the city, in order to save money, is moving all its retirees, including the public school teachers, to a Medicare Advantage plan.

(If you don’t know what Medicare is, or the difference between traditional...

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Topics: AI (Artificial Intelligence), Govt Agencies, Insurance, Medicare Advantage, Patient / Consumer, Provider, Technology
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