Trump admin's AI Medicare program WISeR hit by delays and denials

The Trump administration's WISeR pilot uses AI to approve or deny Medicare care in six states through 2031. EFF documents revealed delays up to 83 days, a 53% denial rate at vendor Virtix, and vendor failures; the GAO questioned the program's legality.

• WISeR covers six states: New Jersey, Ohio, Oklahoma, Texas, Arizona, Washington
• Virtix approved 2,863 of 6,096 requests, denying 3,233 (53%)
• The 72-hour decision window was missed; one request sat 83 days
• The GAO found in May that proper procedure was not followed