EFF sues for records on Medicare's WISeR AI approval program
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The Electronic Frontier Foundation says it has sued for records on WISeR, a federal program launched in January that uses AI to evaluate Medicare beneficiaries' requests for certain procedures. In its EFFector newsletter, EFF says the records it obtained document improper denials, operational chaos and lengthy delays that left patients waiting in pain. EFF argues the program lacks sufficient transparency, testing and legal limits, framing it as the government outsourcing treatment approval to private AI companies. The newsletter account is EFF's characterization of the records; it does not establish how widespread the denials or delays are.
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EFF has sued for records on WISeR, a federal program launched in January that uses AI to evaluate Medicare beneficiaries' requests for certain procedures. In its EFFector newsletter, EFF says the records document improper denials, operational chaos and lengthy delays that have left patients waiting in pain, and it argues the program lacks sufficient transparency, testing and legal limits.
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