AI Is Being Used to Boost Medicaid Enrollment, but Not Without Concerns

KFF Health News – Tuesday, August 4, 2026
By Mark Kreidler

The rise of AI in the healthcare industry has prompted worries about who’s overseeing these tools and whether people are being improperly denied treatments or cut off from care. Unions have raised concerns about workplace surveillance and the prioritizing of savings over safety. Polling shows widespread fear over AI-driven job losses and growing income inequality, while health policy researchers have also raised red flags about algorithmic biases, transparency, data privacy, and safety risks.

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