Insurers claim AI is already increasing healthcare costs

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Hospitals’ use of artificial intelligence tools as they submit insurance claims led to an additional $942 million in healthcare spending over a two-year period, according to an analysis by the Blue Cross Blue Shield Association. The BCBSA analysis found “a sharp increase in patients being documented as having complex conditions,” but argued there is a “clear disconnect between [medical] coding and treatment,” as there’s “no evidence of corresponding change in care delivered. ” The New York Times pointed the analysis as just the latest sign that AI is contributing to an increase in healthcare costs.

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