New Records Reveal Problems with Medicare’s "AI" Prior Authorization Experiment
EFF sued the government back in March for information about the Wasteful and Inappropriate Service Reduction (WISeR) model, a new Medicare program that uses AI to evaluate prior authorization requests for certain medical services... The documents (available here) show that WISeR has resulted in widespread delays and denials of care, operational chaos, and reports of patient harm.
https://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2026/09/new-records-reveal-problems-medicares-ai-prior-authorization-experimentOpen linkView original on lemmy.dbzer0.comWhat comes next after Luigi Mangione pleads guilty to federal charges in killing of UnitedHealthcare CEO | CNN
“I think it’s more likely than not that the state case goes away with the federal guilty plea,” said Anthony Capozzolo, a former prosecutor with the Manhattan District Attorney’s Office and a former federal prosecutor with the Eastern District of New York.
Capozzolo expects New York prosecutors will be blocked from moving ahead “because it’s likely both offenses will be punishing someone for the murder of the same victim and the elements of the federal and state cases are punishing the same harm or evil.”
“Therefore, the offenses will not be deemed different enough to allow New York to continue to prosecute the case,” he said.
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Far Right Israeli Minister Ben Gvir to Attend UNCops Conference in NYC in July
The UN Chief of Police Summit will be held at the UN Headquarters in New York City on July 7 and 8. The conference, dubbed “Investing in Peace,” will feature security ministers and police chiefs. Discussions will focus on “strengthening international peace, security, and development for all,” a UN writeup claims.
Four previous UN policing conferences have focused on cooperation across law enforcement internationally.
Ben Gvir will lead a delegation from Israel’s national security ministry to the policing conference.
While Ben Gvir is not expected to face difficulties entering the U.S. to attend the conference, Israeli officials are reportedly concerned about the possibility of protests against his presence in New York City.
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