WASHINGTON, July 16 -- Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand issued the following press release:
Today, after Republicans voted to block her legislation to end the Trump administration's WISeR pilot program, which uses artificial intelligence (AI) to deny seniors' medical claims, Senate Aging Committee Ranking Member Kirsten Gillibrand (D-NY) released the following statement:
"Allowing AI to continue to delay and deny seniors' medical care is completely immoral and absolutely unacceptable. While Trump and Republicans focus on helping private insurers and big AI companies pad their profits, Democrats are committed to preventing unaccountable machines from blocking seniors' access to timely medical care. I will not stop fighting until the WISeR model is ...