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STAT+: A suspicious denial pattern in Medicare Advantage
Casey Ross and Bob Herman report that large Medicare Advantage insurers used artificial intelligence to override clinicians' judgments, denying care to seriously ill older and disabled patients. The article highlights a suspicious pattern of denied care in Medicare Advantage plans.
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