Medicare to Require Prior Authorization Using AI
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So, Medicare recipients, tell me how much you love this.
Medicare Will Require Prior Approval for Certain Procedures
The federal government plans to hire private companies to use artificial intelligence to determine whether patients would be covered for some procedures, like certain spine surgeries or steroid injections.
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I've been working on a project like this for a couple years now involving a private insurer. It's an excellent
application of AI as long as there is a human-centric appeals process. It will make routine approvals instantaneous. My concern would be for the not-so-routine cases which are certain to occur, and I'm not crazy about hiring private companies to do it. The latter concern is due to one tech company I've been working with who has not met my expectations. -
This is my Congressman, Greg Landsman. Ohio is one of the states piloting this. While I do not fully trust him yet I have seen a lot of good signs. If what he says is true about the incentives for the tech company, it's a bad thing.
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(Different topic, but why do (almost) only politicians wear little message buttons/medals/pins/flags on their suits and dresses?
Actually, I think I know the answer. They are trying to show that they are more (patriotic, moral, good for a cause, etc) than the average person. Seems so fakish to me.)
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@Mik 555
