Ombudsman Finds Flaws in Australia's Algorithm for Aged Care Funding
A commonwealth ombudsman investigation found that the federal government's algorithm-based tool for assessing older Australians' aged care entitlements is unfair, lacks transparency, and needs a human override.
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| Oct 27, 7:00 AM | theguardian.com | Greens push for human override in aged care assessment after ombudsman’s scathing report into algorithm tool |
| Oct 25, 8:08 PM | abc.net.au | Automated aged care algorithm needs a human override, ombudsman finds |
| Oct 25, 6:00 PM | theguardian.com | Unreasonable and unfair: damning investigation criticises Labor’s algorithm-based tool for aged care |