'Automating Inequality': Algorithms In Public Services Often Fail The Most Vulnerable [npr.org]
In the fall of 2008, Omega Young got a letter prompting her to recertify for Medicaid. But she was unable to make the appointment because she was suffering from ovarian cancer. She called her local Indiana office to say she was in the hospital. Her benefits were cut off anyway. The reason: "failure to cooperate." [For more on this story by ALYSSA EDES & EMMA BOWMAN go to...