When a senior is ill, can an algorithm decide length of care?
Podcast |
Marketplace Tech
Publisher |
Marketplace
Media Type |
audio
Categories Via RSS |
News
Technology
Publication Date |
Apr 22, 2024
Episode Duration |
00:10:19

Artificial intelligence has become a big part of medicine — reading images, formulating treatment plans and developing drugs. But a recent investigation by Stat News found that some insurers overrely on an algorithm to make coverage decisions for seniors on Medicare Advantage, a Medicare plan offered by private insurers. Marketplace’s Meghan McCarty Carino spoke with Casey Ross, who co-reported the story. He said an algorithm predicted how long patients needed care and coverage was curtailed to fit that calculation.

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