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PwC Report: AI Making Medical Bills Higher

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by nine_k

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In short: AI-based tools tend to "upcode" cases and bill for more serious conditions, and more expensive treatment.
(This is not about AI costing too much.)

by fnordpiglet

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No technology will make it cheaper for YOU, just improve margins for the chain of fleecing between provider and insurance. Demand for healthcare is inelastic like water or air, so they can charge whatever they want and you pay or die. AI will of course amplify your costs while improving their profits.

by phainopepla2

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Insurance companies spend a lot of time on bill review and disputes over coding. They will develop an adversarial AI process to counteract this (assuming they haven't already). Race to the bottom and we all win

by karakoram

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by sharts

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by HtmlProgrammer

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Just wait until we deploy the AI to optimise healthcare so that people die right at retirement age to maximise tax extraction and minimise healthcare usage

by baliex

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by dgellow

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