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S1 Ep141: Meet the congressman trying to ban AI from Medicare, with Rep. Greg Landsman of Ohio
Medicare's Wasteful and Inappropriate Service Reduction (WISeR) Model launched January 1, 2026, in six states, immediately drawing fire from physicians, patient advocates and members of Congress.
In this episode, Rep. Greg Landsman (D-Ohio), a co-sponsor of the Ban AI Denials in Medicare Act, explains why he believes the pilot needs to be stopped. He argues the model is less about reducing waste and more about using artificial intelligence (AI) to deny claims faster, at the expense of seniors — he points out that the entire program operates as a black box, with no transparency about how it…
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