Transforming Medicaid With AI : Insights From Optum’s State Leaders

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In this Health Biz Talk episode, host Tony Trenkle, former CMS CIO, sits down with Karl Schelhammer, Senior Director for AI/ML Engineering at Optum State Government Solutions, and James Lukenbill, Strategic Product Manager for Analytics at Optum. Together, they explore how AI is reshaping Medicaid operations, fraud detection, eligibility processes, member experience, and the future of state health and human service systems.

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