{"id":2675704,"date":"2026-10-04T16:01:01","date_gmt":"2026-10-04T20:01:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/hospitals-used-ai-to-inflate-medical-bills-by-nearly-1000000000-report\/"},"modified":"2026-10-04T16:07:35","modified_gmt":"2026-10-04T20:07:35","slug":"hospitals-used-ai-to-inflate-medical-bills-by-nearly-1000000000-report","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/hospitals-used-ai-to-inflate-medical-bills-by-nearly-1000000000-report\/","title":{"rendered":"Hospitals Used AI to Inflate Medical Bills by Nearly $1,000,000,000: Report"},"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\">22<\/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%2Fhospitals-used-ai-to-inflate-medical-bills-by-nearly-1000000000-report%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=2675704&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>Hospitals&#8217; adoption of artificial intelligence (AI) tools has considerably increased healthcare spending,adding nearly $1 billion over two years. A study by Blue Cross Blue Shield Association (BCBSA) found that from 2023 to 2025, AI-driven coding lead to an extra $942 million in medical costs for BCBS companies, primarily due to an increase in documented complex conditions. The study raises concerns that AI might be promoting higher billing via more diagnoses rather than reflecting a real increase in patient illness severity, as evidenced by more diagnoses like anemia without a corresponding rise in treatments such as transfusions. About $650 million of these additional costs are linked to secondary diagnoses that push claims into higher reimbursement categories. experts and officials highlight that this trend could perpetuate higher healthcare costs, impacting premiums and out-of-pocket expenses for families, employers, and taxpayers. The issue ties into broader debates about rising healthcare affordability and political perspectives, with recent surveys indicating that voters trust Democrats more than Republicans on healthcare issues.  <\/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>Hospitals\u2019 use of artificial intelligence tools hiked healthcare spending by nearly $1 billion over a two-year period, per a Blue Cross Blue Shield Association analysis released Thursday.<\/p>\n<p class=\"LexicalEditorTheme__paragraph\">BCBSA\u2019s new <a class=\"LexicalEditorTheme__link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.bcbs.com\/about-us\/association-news\/bcbsa-analysis-ai-coding-tools-affects-healthcare-costs\">study<\/a> shows that a major rise in patients being documented as having complex conditions led to $942 million in additional medical care costs for Blue Cross and Blue Shield (BCBS) companies between 2023 and \u200c2025.<\/p>\n<p class=\"LexicalEditorTheme__paragraph\">The study \u201craises concerns\u201d that the widespread adoption of AI coding tools is driving higher healthcare\u00a0spending in the U.S., which \u201cultimately puts pressure on premiums and out-of-pocket expenses for families, employers and taxpayers,\u201d according to BCBSA\u2019s report.<\/p>\n<p class=\"LexicalEditorTheme__paragraph\">The research looked at secondary diagnoses such as anemia after major bowel surgery.<\/p>\n<p class=\"LexicalEditorTheme__paragraph\">\u201cIf patients are truly sicker, we\u2019d expect to see more treatment,\u201d BCBSA Senior Vice President of Product and Data Science Luke Chalker said in a statement.<\/p>\n<p class=\"LexicalEditorTheme__paragraph\">\u201cFor example, we\u2019re seeing significantly more anemia diagnoses at these hospitals without a corresponding increase in transfusions.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"LexicalEditorTheme__paragraph\">\u201cThe disconnect between diagnoses and treatment suggests that AI is identifying more billable conditions, not sicker patients,\u201d Chalker continued.<\/p>\n<p class=\"LexicalEditorTheme__paragraph\">The research shows that secondary diagnoses that shifted claims into a higher-reimbursement category comprised about $650 million of the increased costs for BCBS companies from 2023 to 2025.<\/p>\n<p class=\"LexicalEditorTheme__paragraph\">\u201cWe know families are frustrated by the rising cost of healthcare, and we are committed to tackling the root causes of these higher prices,\u201d BCBSA Senior Vice President of External Affairs David Merritt said.<\/p>\n<p class=\"LexicalEditorTheme__paragraph\">\u201cAs families face higher healthcare costs, this research underscores the urgent need to better understand these AI tools and the role they may play in exacerbating the affordability crisis.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"LexicalEditorTheme__paragraph\">Experts previously told the Daily Caller News Foundation that certain AI tools may contribute to rising healthcare costs over the next year.<\/p>\n<p class=\"LexicalEditorTheme__paragraph\">Increasingly unaffordable health costs remain a key issue ahead of November\u2019s midterms.<\/p>\n<p class=\"LexicalEditorTheme__paragraph\">A NBC News <a class=\"LexicalEditorTheme__link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.nbcnews.com\/politics\/elections\/republicans-health-care-2026-midterm-elections-voter-polling-rcna595333\">survey<\/a> released in September notably found that U.S. voters trust Democrats over Republicans on healthcare by 22 percentage points.<\/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 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/union-membership-plummets-to-record-low\/\" title=\"Union Membership Plummets to Record Low\">legitimate news publisher<\/a> that can provide a large audience. 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