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Medicare’s new payment model is built for AI, and most of the tech world has no idea

TechCrunch AI Connie Loizos May 13, 2026
Medicare’s new payment model is built for AI, and most of the tech world has no idea
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# Medicare Just Created a Payment System for AI Doctors Medicare has officially opened the door to paying AI systems that do things human nurses currently do—like checking on patients between appointments, reminding them to take medications, or helping them find housing. Until now, there was no way for hospitals to bill Medicare when an AI handled these routine care tasks, so it didn't happen. This change could reshape healthcare by letting AI take over time-consuming work that keeps human doctors and nurses from focusing on more complex cases.

There is no governmental mechanism to pay for an AI agent that monitors a patient between visits, calls to check in, coordinates a housing referral, or makes sure someone picks up their medication. ACCESS creates that mechanism for the first time.

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