Insurers claim AI is already increasing healthcare costs
THE SO WHAT
If Blue Cross Blue Shield is logging $942M in extra spend tied to hospital AI tools in two years, payers will start treating AI as a cost center unless providers can prove net savings. Health systems deploying AI need hard ROI and utilization data now—or risk reimbursement pressure, prior auth friction, and slower approvals on future AI pilots.
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