RISE National Speakers Consider Two Sides of AI in Medicare Advantage
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Mar 20, 2025
“AI can be used for good or for evil,” stated CMS administrator nominee Mehmet Oz, M.D., during his recent Senate confirmation hearing. Appearing before the Senate Finance Committee on March 14, Oz repeatedly heralded the abilities of artificial intelligence to improve patient care and address fraud, waste and abuse. But reports of Medicare Advantage insurers’ alleged misuse of AI have also eclipsed what many exhibitors and speakers at the recent RISE National 2025 conference view as AI’s potential to be transformative.
Technology in health care has greatly evolved in the last decade, and while the industry is rapidly adopting time-saving tools and predictive analytics that can save lives, it is reaching an “inflection point,” observed Robby Sikka, M.D., in a keynote session at the industry conference, which was held March 11-14 in San Antonio, Texas. Sikka is an anesthesiologist and tech innovator who uses analytics to help sports teams predict athletes’ risk of injuries.
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