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Who Needs Humans, Anyway?

The Healthcare Blog

Then, again, let me know when the researchers include AI insurance company agents in the simulacrum; I want to see what bickering ensues. As you might guess, the idea is that the AI doctors – I’m not sure where the “robot” is supposed to come in – learn by treating the virtual patients. It can’t be any worse than the human one.

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Fake News from MedPac on Medicare Advantage Needs to Be Corrected, Pt 1

The Healthcare Blog

In the world of insurance, having a bid that sets and determines the payment level for the coverage from every plan is a competent, appropriate, intellectually sound, financially legitimate, accurate, and fully functional payment approach and price for Medicare to spend on that coverage as a buyer.