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

https://arstechnica.com/health/2026/09/trump-admin-using-ai-to-deny-medical-care-for-seniors-in-disastrous-experiment/

Comments

ndsipa_pomuSep 26, 2026, 9:11 AM
Paying the WISeR contractors a percentage of denied claims is clearly going to lead to a lot of human suffering and earlier deaths. The AQS (Aggregate Quality Score) penalties are pretty much meaningless as they are just slightly reduce the poorly performing contractors' profits.
N_LensSep 26, 2026, 9:21 AM
Definitely an extremely perverse incentive.
N_LensSep 26, 2026, 9:21 AM
I'm unsurprised, yet disgusted.
HairySeldonSep 26, 2026, 12:36 PM
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