Feds Rein In Use of Predictive Software That Limits Care for Medicare Advantage Patients

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 The software anticipates what kind of care a specific patient will need and for how long. But some patients, providers and advocates are suspicious. fizkes / Shutterstock.com

Editor’s Note: This story originally appeared on KFF Health News. Judith Sullivan was recovering from major surgery at a Connecticut nursing home in March when she got surprising news from her Medicare Advantage plan: It would no longer pay for her care because she was well enough to go home. At the time, she could not walk more than a few feet, even with assistance — let alone manage the stairs…

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