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applegrove

(133,112 posts)
Wed Sep 3, 2025, 08:33 PM Sep 2025

AI to bring worst practices of private insurance to Medicare - Trump pilot program:

'AI Death Panels': Trump Pilot Program Seeks to Bring 'Very Worst' FOR-PROFIT Insurance Practices to Medicare

AI firms to get big incentives to maximize the DENIAL of claims for Medicare patients.

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AI to bring worst practices of private insurance to Medicare - Trump pilot program: (Original Post) applegrove Sep 2025 OP
These insurance companies will charge a fortune to "manage care." Irish_Dem Sep 2025 #1
I hate these people. yellow dahlia Sep 2025 #2
Yep. They are evil to their cores. Corrupt and cruel. Irish_Dem Sep 2025 #3
Maybe they'll finally stop fraud that Medicare often allows to go on for years without doing anything Silent Type Sep 2025 #4

Irish_Dem

(82,369 posts)
1. These insurance companies will charge a fortune to "manage care."
Wed Sep 3, 2025, 08:36 PM
Sep 2025

And save a fortune refusing to let seniors get the care they need.

Trump and his pals will pocket billions.

Irish_Dem

(82,369 posts)
3. Yep. They are evil to their cores. Corrupt and cruel.
Wed Sep 3, 2025, 08:51 PM
Sep 2025

They will kill as many people as it takes to get what they want.
Money and power.

 

Silent Type

(12,412 posts)
4. Maybe they'll finally stop fraud that Medicare often allows to go on for years without doing anything
Wed Sep 3, 2025, 09:00 PM
Sep 2025

There are providers who submit fraudulent claims for as many as 6 years before Medicare gets around to auditing, even providers that don’t exist except on paper. These providers don’t follow clinical guidelines, and they get away with it because claim forms don’t provide enough info to catch them.

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