INDIANAPOLIS (WISH) –  Indiana is testing whether artificial intelligence can identify and prevent Medicaid fraud. 

The Indiana Family and Social Services Administration (FSSA) has entered a 90-day pilot program with the U.S. Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) and Texas-based tech company Oracle, testing whether AI can stop “waste, fraud, and abuse”. 

“We want to make sure every dollar is being spent correctly,” FSSA Deputy Chief of Staff Marcus Barlow told Indiana’s I-Team in an interview. “It makes (Medicaid programs) more sustainable for the long term.”

The pilot program will use FSSA data to identify...