POLITICSJul 16 · 18:53 UTCSTAT NEWSJohn Wilkerson

STAT+: GOP blocks effort to end Medicare test of AI prior authorization

A Senate vote to end a Medicare AI prior authorization pilot failed along party lines, with Republicans blocking a Democratic-led effort. The White House opposed the measure, which aimed to halt the Trump administration's use of prior authorization in original Medicare.

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