{"id":2645417,"date":"2026-08-15T11:08:00","date_gmt":"2026-08-15T15:08:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/nearly-one-in-six-americans-have-acted-on-ai-medical-advice-without-speaking-to-human-poll-shows\/"},"modified":"2026-08-15T11:12:37","modified_gmt":"2026-08-15T15:12:37","slug":"nearly-one-in-six-americans-have-acted-on-ai-medical-advice-without-speaking-to-human-poll-shows","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/nearly-one-in-six-americans-have-acted-on-ai-medical-advice-without-speaking-to-human-poll-shows\/","title":{"rendered":"Nearly One-in-Six Americans Have Acted on AI Medical Advice Without Speaking to Human, Poll Shows"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">30<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fnearly-one-in-six-americans-have-acted-on-ai-medical-advice-without-speaking-to-human-poll-shows%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2645417&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>Over 15% of Americans have previously made healthcare decisions based on advice from artificial intelligence (AI) programs without consulting a human doctor. A recent survey by Insuranceopedia found that 15.2% of respondents have skipped, delayed, or sought medical treatment influenced by AI advice. Smaller percentages have used AI chatbots to dispute or ignore medical bills (about 9%) or to select or <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/pritzkers-health-insurance-overhauls-cross-finish-line\/\" title=\"Pritzker&#039;s ... Reforms successfully completed\">change health insurance plans<\/a> (around 8.9%). Younger adults, notably those aged 18-24 and 25-34, are more likely to rely on AI for healthcare decisions. The survey indicates that factors like education or digital literacy do not significantly affect willingness to follow AI recommendations, highlighting a trend where affordability, speed, and convenience may outweigh professional medical advice.Notably, 26% of millennials and nearly 19% of Americans aged 35-44 with health insurance are likely to act based on AI guidance. While proponents see AI as a potential revolutionary tool for healthcare, experts warn it could lead to higher costs. Companies like Nvidia are developing new AI healthcare tools, underscoring the growing intersection of AI and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/mo-ag-sues-school-district-for-imposing-mask-mandate-on-children\/\" title=\"Mo. AG sues school district for imposing mask mandate on children\">medical decision-making<\/a>. The survey surveyed 1,250 U.S. adults with various types of health insurance, with a margin of error of \u00b12.8%.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><br \/>\n<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC \"-\/\/W3C\/\/DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional\/\/EN\" \"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/TR\/REC-html40\/loose.dtd\"><br \/>\n<?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><html><body><\/p>\n<section> \t\t\t\t<script>console.log(\"ad slot (AC1)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC1)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC2)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC3)\")<\/script><\/p>\n<p>Over 15% of Americans have previously made healthcare decisions based on advice from artificial intelligence programs without first consulting a human doctor, per an Insuranceopedia survey released Wednesday.<\/p>\n<p class=\"LexicalEditorTheme__paragraph\">Almost one in six respondents, 15.2%, reported skipping, delaying, or seeking medical treatment based on AI advice, per the <a class=\"LexicalEditorTheme__link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.insuranceopedia.com\/15-of-americans-have-acted-on-ai-treatment-advice\">survey<\/a>. By comparison, about 9% of Americans had paid, disputed or ignored a medical bill based on what an AI chatbot told them, while 8.9% had used AI advice to select or change a health insurance plan, the poll shows.<\/p>\n<p class=\"LexicalEditorTheme__paragraph\">The new poll suggests that over 18% of respondents aged 18\u201324 made a medical bill-related decision based on recommendations from a chatbot, while about 15% of respondents aged 25\u201334 did the same.<\/p>\n<p class=\"LexicalEditorTheme__paragraph\">\u201cOur data show that education or digital literacy don\u2019t make much difference when it comes to who is willing to take AI medical advice a step further and act on it without consulting a doctor. While this is clearly a risky trend, it seems that affordability, speed, and convenience are starting to outweigh professional advice,\u201d Insuranceopedia CEO Max Coupland said in a statement.<\/p>\n<p class=\"LexicalEditorTheme__paragraph\">Twenty-six percent of millennials said they would likely skip, postpone or <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\" >seek medical treatment based solely<\/a> on AI advice, according to the survey. Moreover, almost 19% of Americans aged 35 to 44 with health insurance reported having done the same thing.<\/p>\n<p class=\"LexicalEditorTheme__paragraph\">While some proponents have <a class=\"LexicalEditorTheme__link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.usa.edu\/blog\/how-ai-is-revolutionizing-healthcare\/\">asserted<\/a> that AI could revolutionize the U.S. healthcare system, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/exclusive-blm-pac-paid-nearly-triple-the-market-rate-for-disastrous-live-stream-event-industry-experts-say\/\" title=\"EXCLUSIVE: BLM PAC P...d Nearly Triple The Market Rate For Disastrous Live Stream Event, Industry Experts Say\">experts previously told<\/a> the Daily Caller News Foundation that the technology could contribute to unaffordable medical costs.<\/p>\n<p class=\"LexicalEditorTheme__paragraph\">Some companies have also recently been aiming to <a class=\"LexicalEditorTheme__link\" href=\"https:\/\/medicalfuturist.com\/top-artificial-intelligence-companies-in-healthcare\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">create<\/a> new AI-driven tools for medical care. In June, major U.S.-based tech company Nvidia joined forces with Abridge, an \u201c<a class=\"LexicalEditorTheme__link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/company\/abridgehq\/\">AI-native clinician intelligence platform<\/a>,\u201d to develop a new AI model for healthcare.<\/p>\n<p class=\"LexicalEditorTheme__paragraph\">Insuranceopedia <a class=\"LexicalEditorTheme__link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.insuranceopedia.com\/about\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">describes<\/a> itself as a \u201cUS-focused insurance education and comparison platform built by insurance market professionals,\u201d according to its website. Its poll surveyed 1,250 U.S. adults in July who presently have health insurance coverage using the Pollfish online panel. Respondents included people with employer-sponsored, marketplace, Medicaid, Medicare and private health insurance.<\/p>\n<p class=\"LexicalEditorTheme__paragraph\">The poll\u2019s margin of error for the full sample is plus or minus 2.8 percentage points at the 95% confidence level.<\/p>\n<div class=\"disclaimer\">\n<p>All content created by the Daily Caller News Foundation, an independent and nonpartisan newswire service, is available without charge to any legitimate news publisher that can provide a large audience. All republished articles must include our logo, our reporter\u2019s byline and their DCNF affiliation. 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