EFF sues and discloses records of Medicare AI approval project
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The American civil liberties organization EFF sued the federal government, demanding the release of records on the WISeR project, which uses AI to approve surgical requests under Medicare. EFF said the records it obtained show improper denials, operational chaos, and long delays under the project, leaving patients waiting in pain. WISeR launched in January this year and uses algorithms to evaluate applications from Medicare beneficiaries for specific surgeries. EFF argues that the project lacks sufficient transparency, testing, and legal restrictions.
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EFF reports that in January the federal government launched a program using AI to evaluate Medicare beneficiaries' requests for certain procedures, and EFF sued for records on WISeR seeking transparency about the experiment. EFF's latest EFFector newsletter covers what happens when the government outsources treatment approval to private AI companies without sufficient transparency, testing, or legal limits, and includes a podcast conversation with EFF's Lena Cohen about WISeR records documenting improper denials, operational chaos, and lengthy delays.
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