Tag: health economics
Medicare’s AI pre-approval test cut targeted care by a fifth
The first study of Medicare's WISeR prior authorization pilot finds epidural steroid injections fell 15% and other targeted services nearly…
Chatbots order extra tests mainly where doctors already disagree
A Clalit and Ben-Gurion study finds six leading AI models diverge on unnecessary testing precisely where clinicians themselves disagree.
Insurers trace a coding surge to hospitals’ AI billing tools
A Blue Cross Blue Shield Association study attributes $942 million in added spending to AI-assisted documentation of secondary conditions.