How Can AI Help When The System Decides You “Can’t Improve”?

I’m a 65‑year‑old living with multiple sclerosis for over 30 years. I recently asked to go to inpatient rehab and was denied because the system decided I wouldn’t “improve enough” to justify the cost. On paper, I’m classified as too disabled to benefit, even though I’m highly motivated to keep moving, exercising, and protecting my quality of life.This experience raises a bigger question I’d love this community’s thoughts on:How can AI support people with serious disabilities when insurance and Medicare block access to traditional rehab?What are the best examples of AI‑driven home rehab, virtual PT/OT, or adaptive exercise systems that actually work for people who are wheelchair‑users or have advanced neurological conditions?How can AI help us generate the kind of data, logs, and evidence that doctors and insurers need to justify more care instead of writing us off?I’m especially interested in:AI tools that coach daily micro‑exercise and movement safely from homeSystems that track function over time and produce reports doctors can use in appealsPractical setups that real people with disabilities are using today, not just research ideasIf you have examples, tools, or workflows you’ve built for disabled or older adults in this situation, I’d really appreciate you sharing them. I want to use AI to stay as strong and independent as possible, and to push back—politely but firmly—against the idea that people like me “can’t get better.”

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