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WilshiretoTechnology@lemmy.worldEnglish·2 months ago

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Judge Rules $400 Million Algorithmic System Illegally Denied Thousands of People’s Medicaid Benefits

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Judge Rules $400 Million Algorithmic System Illegally Denied Thousands of People’s Medicaid Benefits

WilshiretoTechnology@lemmy.worldEnglish·2 months ago

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Thousands of children and adults were automatically terminated from Medicaid and disability benefits programs by a computer system that was supposed to make applying for and receiving health coverage easier.

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The “algorithmic system” didn’t design and build itself. What a bullshit cop-out.