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Hospital and insurer AI rivalry is pushing medical costs higher
The escalation comes as hospitals and insurers increasingly rely on artificial intelligence in their long running disputes over how medical care is paid for, according to The New York Times.
Artificial intelligence is intensifying the longstanding conflict between hospitals and health insurers over how medical care should be paid for, The New York Times reports.
The newspaper says that as both sides deploy more AI in their decision making, the ongoing feud is contributing to higher medical costs.
The story frames AI as a new front in a dispute that has already shaped healthcare pricing and reimbursement dynamics, with both hospitals and insurers continuing to rely on AI to manage payment and care.
Overall, the conflict suggests that the faster adoption of AI in healthcare billing and coverage decisions is arriving alongside cost pressure, rather than reducing it, according to The New York Times.