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.
  • ayyy@sh.itjust.worksEnglish
    41·
    3 months ago

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

  • Tricky@lemmy.worldEnglish
    203·
    3 months ago

    Alright team, I’m bringing the opposite opinion to this thread. Bring your pitchforks.

    Two things :

    1. Hanlon’s razor. Consultants are not mensa candidates. They are ordinary people who sometimes do a shit job.

    2. Complexity. Each state has its own wildly complex eligibility and availability rules. Each insurer within each state, equally so. As much as this article shits on Deloitte for having 20+ state contracts, that doesn’t mean 1 common platform / common solution. People within the fediverse - being somewhat more tech inclined - should have some empathy for this

    I hate Deloitte as much as the next guy, but why no hatred for the politicians (or special interest groups comprised of insurers) that wrote opaque state-based legislation? Speaking of insurers, why no hate for them? Whether private or public - they literally have a vested interest in denying coverage…

    If we are going to throw stones, let’s find the right villain.