Inquiry Raises Concerns Over Lack of Human Override in Aged Care Funding Algorithm

An inquiry has heard that there is no legal basis for the absence of a human override in a controversial aged care funding assessment tool. The department has received hundreds of review requests since the tool's launch.

2 Apr, 14:00 — 2 Apr, 14:00

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‘Letting the algorithm rip’: no legal basis for lack of human override of aged care funding tool, inquiry hears

Department says it’s received 834 requests for a review of tool’s assessments since it launched in November Get our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcast There appears to be no legal barrier for a human to override a controversial algorithm that determines financial support for elderly Australians, a Senate inquiry has heard, despite government assessors being banned from doing so. The Integrated Assessment Tool (IAT), introduced in November as part of aged care Support at Hom...

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Inquiry Raises Concerns Over Lack of Human Override in Aged Care Funding Algorithm

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‘Letting the algorithm rip’: no legal basis for lack of human override of aged care funding tool, inquiry hears

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