Seattle Times letters roundup, September 27, 2026
Readers of the Seattle Times expressed concerns regarding high denial rates for Medicare claims processed through an artificial intelligence program in Washington state.
Healthcare: ‘A waste of Medicare funds’ Re: “Medicare AI program hit WA with ‘staggering’ denial rate, records show” (Sept. 16, Business): Artificial intelligence denied over half of the Medicare claims in our state. The contractors get paid to deny claims and no one foresaw a problem with that? We paid into Medicare and instead of […]
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