Patients Wary of Governments, Companies Pushing AI as a Rural Healthcare Solution
(By Arielle Zionts and Darius Tahir for KFF Health News) HOT SPRINGS, S.D. — Two of the nation’s most powerful
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AI Is Being Used to Boost Medicaid Enrollment, but Not Without Concerns
(By Mark Kreidler for KFF Health News) Vanessa Barahona received a call this past spring from Angelica at Kern Family
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Senate Republicans block effort to repeal Medicare AI prior authorization pilot
(By: Jakob Emerson for Becker’s Hospital Review) Senate Republicans have blocked an effort to advance a Democratic-led resolution to repeal CMS’
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CMS orders corrective action plan for AI vendor in Medicare prior authorization pilot
(By: Andrew Cass for Becker’s Hospital Review) CMS is requiring one of the companies it hired to use artificial intelligence
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CMS floats new Medicare payment category for AI diagnostic software: 6 notes
(By: Andrew Cass for Becker’s Hospital Review) CMS is proposing to create a new payment pathway for algorithm-driven diagnostic software,
Read MoreKFF Poll Shows Three in Ten Adults Turn to Social Media or AI for Health Information, with Lower-Income Adults More Likely to Cite Cost and Access Barriers as a Reason
(By Joel Luther, Hagere Yilma, and Irving Washington for The Kaiser Family Foundation published June 25, 2026) The latest KFF
Read MoreMedicare’s AI Push Snarls Patients and Doctors in Errors and Delays
(By Darius Tahir for KFF Health News published June 23, 2026) Bill Curry, 65, raises cattle on the same land
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Is Medicare WISeR model working?
The Medicare WISeR (Wasteful and Inappropriate Service Reduction) Model is a six-year Medicare initiative, starting January 1, 2026, that uses
Read MoreKFF Tracking Poll on Health Information and Trust: Use of Social Media and AI For Health Information and Advice
(Authors: Grace Sparks, Julian Montalvo III, Alex Montero, and Ashley Kirzinger for The Kaiser Family Foundation Published: Jun 17, 2026)
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4 recommendations to bring oversight to AI-driven prior auth: MACPAC
(By: Elizabeth Casolo for Becker’s Hospital Review) The Medicaid and CHIP Payment and Access Commission approved recommendations to boost transparency with
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