SEATTLE — U.S. Sens. Maria Cantwell and Patty Murray of Washington have introduced a resolution to block a federal pilot program that uses artificial intelligence to review and potentially delay Medicare treatment approvals for seniors in six states, including Washington.
The Democratic senators said the Wasteful and Inappropriate Service Reduction, or WISeR, model is causing lengthy delays for patients seeking medically necessary procedures and improperly allowing AI systems to override doctors’ recommendations.
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The pilot program, launched Jan. 1 and scheduled to run for six years, requires certain Traditional Medicare claims in Arizona, New
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