Medicare's artificial intelligence preauthorization effort drew criticism in new documents released Tuesday. The documents portray an accelerated launch. They also flag unusually high denial numbers. News reports describe lengthy treatment delays from the initiative. MarketWatch reported that Medicare is using AI to approve claims, and that the result has been alarmingly high denial rates. Newsweek also reported the treatment delays. STAT also reported on the documents.

Separately, Medicare plans to scale up a pilot that funds technology for chronic disease care. STAT reported that expansion.