Sen. Richard Blumenthal (D-Conn.) is on a mission to get the nation’s top Medicare Advantage insurers to spill the beans on their AI usage. He’s sent letters to UnitedHealth Group, Humana, and CVS Health (which owns Aetna), asking them to dish the dirt on the AI tools they’re using to make decisions about patients’ care and coverage.
Blumenthal wants a full inventory of the AI products these companies are using, and he’s also keen to know what policies they’ve put in place to ensure these tools don’t overrule human clinicians. This comes after a Senate report found that these insurers’ use of AI and predictive tools has led to a significant increase in payment denials for care of seriously ill patients.
So, buckle up, insurers! Blumenthal, being the top Democrat on the subcommittee, is serious about getting to the bottom of this. Stay tuned for more updates…
