STAT | Reporting from the frontiers of health and medicine Follow STAT+: Medicare’s AI prior authorization pilot was rushed and full of problems, new documents reveal The rushed launch of a Medicare pilot to use AI for prior authorization led to delayed care in some instances, new documents reveal. https://www.statnews.com/2026/09/15/medicare-wiser-ai-prior-authorization-pilot-rushed-launch-delayed-care/ statnews.com