Trump admin using AI to deny medical care for seniors in disastrous experiment
Summary
Ars Technica reports on the Trump administration's use of AI in Medicare prior authorization (WISeR), highlighting widespread reports of delays, denials, and patient pain as the program rolled out. The piece covers Federal documents released by the Electronic Frontier Foundation, a Government Accountability Office finding that procedures were not properly followed, and congressional scrutiny over incentives for contractors to deny care, with plans to expand the program to additional services.