A new Medicare program that uses artificial intelligence to review medical claims is set to launch in six states, including Arizona, and critics worry it will lead to patients getting denied necessary care and to more red tape for providers.

The controversial new six-year pilot program, set to begin Jan. 1, is a model that makes use of "leveraging enhanced technologies" operated by private for-profit companies to authorize — and possibly deny — certain medical care for people enrolled in traditional Medicare, often also known as original Medicare. The enhanced technologies include AI.

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