AI pilot for Medicare raises concern, Weatherhead’s J.B. Silvers warns

AI will soon weigh in on whether some Ohio Medicare recipients need certain medical procedures

Signal Cleveland: J.B. Silvers, professor emeritus at Weatherhead School of Management, said oversight of costly medical procedures is needed but criticized Medicare’s new AI-driven prior authorization pilot as “a pretty ham-handed way to handle it.” He warned that companies have financial incentives to deny care, preferring independent physician review to avoid undermining patient trust and access.