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( NewsNation ) — Dr. Mehmet Oz, administrator of the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services , believes a pilot program using artificial intelligence to deny or approve some Medicare claims will ultimately help patients.

Starting Jan. 1, Medicare beneficiaries in select states could see decisions about whether they qualify for certain procedures made by AI. Arizona, New Jersey, Ohio, Oklahoma, Washington and Texas are part of a federal pilot program called Wasteful and Inappropriate Service Reduction .

“The purpose of these is not to deny care. It’s to make sure you get the care you need and deserve, not the care th

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