Medicare for All

The Trump administration is expanding the use of artificial intelligence to decide whether Medicare Advantage claims for seniors are approved, and critics call it a disastrous experiment. Ars Technica reports that vendors rolling out AI denial systems have an incentive to deny as many claims as possible, since they profit when care is refused. Critics warn the tools are being used to override doctors' judgments and systematically reject legitimate care for older Americans.

Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese has revealed that OpenAI was involved in a breach of Medicare, according to reporting by the Sydney Morning Herald. The disclosure raises questions about how the US artificial intelligence company accessed government health data and what the breach means for the security of Australians' medical records. Details about the scale of the breach and any response remain limited.