Medicare's artificial intelligence preauthorization effort attracted scrutiny in papers released Tuesday. The records describe a rushed rollout. They also describe alarmingly high denial rates. News reports describe lengthy treatment delays from the pilot effort. MarketWatch reported that Medicare is using AI to approve claims, and that the outcome has been high denial rates. Newsweek also reported delays in treatment. STAT also reported about the released records.

Separately, Medicare intends to broaden a pilot covering tech for managing chronic conditions. STAT covered that planned expansion.