🇦🇺 Australia 5h ago · Melissa Davey Medical editor

Labor’s ‘cruel’ algorithm-based aged care funding tool could have human override reinstated after Senate passes bill

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Labor’s ‘cruel’ algorithm-based aged care funding tool could have human override reinstated after Senate passes bill
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Tool used to determine level of home support funding has frequently under-assessed people and left them without adequate careFollow our Australia news live blog for latest updatesGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastThe Senate has passed legislation to return human oversight to an aged care algorithm described by elderly Australians and their carers as “cruel” and “inhumane”, with the government conceding some decisions made by the tool need review.The integrated assessment

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