Insurers say hospital AI added $942 million to their bills.
The Blue Cross Blue Shield Association said on Thursday that hospital AI tools raised its costs. The software reads records and listens to visits, then flags extra conditions that lift the payment. The insurers put the two-year rise at $942 million, and hospitals answer that patients are sicker.
Why it mattersMost people never see a hospital's coding, but it sets what the insurer pays and what you owe. If AI keeps pushing those codes upward, premiums are where the increase lands.
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