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Humana seeks dismissal of lawsuit alleging AI use to determine LTC denials
McKnight’s - Humana has asked a federal court to dismiss a class action lawsuit alleging the Medicare Advantage insurer made coverage determinations using artificial intelligence over medical review. This is truly scary.
Just because - Happy Easter! Louie the raccoon from Florida named 2024 Cadbury Bunny, will soon make TV debut
2 senior living companies file for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection
McKnight’s - The COVID-19 pandemic, staffing challenges, inflation, high interest rates and low reimbursement rates led to bankruptcy filings recently by two senior living companies. Magnolia Senior Living, which operates four facilities in Georgia, filed for Chapter 11 protection on March 19 in US Bankruptcy Court for the Northern District of Georgia. The next day, Petersen Health Care, which operates 100 assisted living and other long-term care facilities in Illinois, Iowa and Missouri, filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection in the US Bankruptcy Court for the District of Delaware, according to Reuters.
Maybe I am naive, but it baffles me how these companies could fail given what people pay to stay in them. Yes, I get the market forces, but maybe money management is lacking!
Digital avatars and AI could get seniors talking … especially those who can’t now
McKnight’s - The main character in the film “Avatar” is a paraplegic whose new, blue, body gives him the power to walk again.
While avatars in our world are still digital, could seniors with aphasia use technology in a similar way to speak with their own voice again?
Using artificial intelligence, new innovations could help create a digital “clone” of someone, or their voice, to “restore people to who they are,” said Edward Chang, MD, in an interview for JAMA.
When Your Vision and Hearing Decline with Age
Flowing Data - Half of adults wear glasses or contacts from a young age, but you can see the inflection point right around 40.
To Live Past 100, Mangia a Lot Less: Italian Expert’s Ideas on Aging
NYT - Valter Longo, who wants to live to a healthy 120 or 130, sees the key to longevity in diet — legumes and fish — and faux fasting. Having just returned from Italy, boy, can I relate.
62-year-old receives gene-edited pig kidney in milestone transplant surgery
WAPO - After once losing hope because of end-stage kidney disease, a 62-year-old man is now the first living person to receive a genetically edited kidney from a pig, according to doctors at Massachusetts General Hospital who performed the landmark surgery Saturday.
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