EFF says WISeR jeopardizes seniors' access to care
Electronic Frontier FoundationElectronic Frontier Foundation, in its published analysis
EFF criticizes the transparency, testing and legal limits governing WISeR and asks Congress to intervene.
“By outsourcing decision-making to private AI companies without sufficient transparency, testing, or legal limits, WISeR jeopardizes seniors’ access to medical care. Congress should step in to place greater legal limits on the use of automated decision-making in Medicare.”
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Where this statement fits
EFF challenges Medicare's WISeR safeguards; CMS cites clinician review
EFF argues that newly released records show inadequate safeguards in Medicare's WISeR model. CMS says technology and clinician review can prevent inappropriate payments while maintaining coverage rules and patient choice.
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EFF argues that the records support stronger limits and disclosure. It distinguishes remaining questions from demonstrated outcomes.
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EFF argues that automated decisions about government benefits and rights can create problems involving bias, due process and accountability.
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The next section criticizes the six-month rollout and says CMS ignored providers' calls for delay.
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The label describes this statement's response within the context above.
Why this label?
Relative to WISeR's safeguards, EFF expressly criticizes their adequacy and the risks of outsourcing consequential decisions.
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