AI use in hospitals and insurance raises medical bill costs

Summarised from 2 outlets · Updated 26 Sept, 16:31 · Archive

AI tools in hospitals and insurance systems are contributing to higher medical costs.

Hospitals and insurers are blaming each other for rising medical bills linked to AI use. Hospitals say insurers employ AI to reject claims, while insurers say hospital AI tools are diagnosing more ailments and pushing payouts higher. Blue Cross estimates an extra one billion dollars in insurance costs.

How it is being reported

• Hospital AI use is causing medical bills to soar, with Blue Cross estimating $1 billion in extra insurance costsTechRadar · 26 Sept, 16:20
• How AI could be driving your medical bill higherIndependent World · 24 Sept, 22:23

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