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Ars Technica · September 26, 2026 · On the brief until October 10, 2026

Trump admin using AI to deny medical care for seniors in disastrous experiment

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Evaluating and denying Medicare prior authorization requests

The federal government launched a pilot program that uses artificial intelligence to approve or deny Medicare claims. Private contractors review requests for procedures and receive a portion of the money saved when they deny care. This process adds new pre-approval barriers to Medicare, causing long treatment delays and disputed rejections for clinicians and patients.

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Paying private vendors a share of denied claim costs creates a conflict between spending control and patient access to care.

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