{"id":2182983,"date":"2026-04-17T05:00:00","date_gmt":"2026-04-17T09:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/kffhealthnews.org\/?p=2182983&#038;post_type=article&#038;preview_id=2182983"},"modified":"2026-04-17T08:54:16","modified_gmt":"2026-04-17T12:54:16","slug":"wamu-health-hub-ai-state-regulation-april-15-2026","status":"publish","type":"article","link":"https:\/\/kffhealthnews.org\/news\/article\/wamu-health-hub-ai-state-regulation-april-15-2026\/","title":{"rendered":"Listen: With Little Federal Regulation, States Are Left To Shape the Rules on AI in Health Care"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div class=\"wp-block-group has-background is-layout-constrained wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\" style=\"background-color:#f1f3f4;padding-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--50)\">\n<p style=\"font-size:16px\">LISTEN: Quashing innovation or risking a patient\u2019s health? Lauren Sausser told WAMU\u2019s <em>Health Hub<\/em> on April 15 why the White House and some states are at odds over how to regulate AI in health care.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-audio\"><audio controls src=\"https:\/\/kffhealthnews.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/04\/041526hhaihealthcare-remington-mix-down.wav\"><\/audio><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<aside class=\"block--sidebar alignright \">\n\t\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-kaiser-health-news-partner block--partner\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"partner__image--link\" href=\"https:\/\/wamu.org\/story\/26\/04\/15\/md-va-ai-healthcare-regulation\/\">\n\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" class=\"partner__image\" src=\"https:\/\/kffhealthnews.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2024\/10\/wamu-logo.png?w=120\" alt=\"Partner logo\" \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"partner__content\">\n\t\tThis story also ran on <a href=\"https:\/\/wamu.org\/story\/26\/04\/15\/md-va-ai-healthcare-regulation\/\">WAMU<\/a>. It can be <a href=\"https:\/\/kffhealthnews.org\/news\/article\/wamu-health-hub-ai-state-regulation-april-15-2026\/view\/republish\/\">republished for free<\/a>.\t<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n<\/aside>\n\n\n\n<p>Speed, efficiency, and lower costs. Those are the traits artificial intelligence supporters celebrate. But the same qualities worry physicians who fear the technology could lead to insurance denials with humans left out of the loop.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>With scant federal regulation, <a href=\"https:\/\/kffhealthnews.org\/news\/article\/artificial-intelligence-ai-health-insurance-companies-state-regulation-trump\/\">states are left to shape the rules on AI<\/a> in health care. For residents in the Washington, D.C., metropolitan area, a divide is playing out on opposite sides of the Potomac River. Maryland and Virginia have taken very different approaches to regulating AI in health insurance.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>KFF Health News correspondent Lauren Sausser joined WAMU\u2019s <em>Health Hub<\/em> on April 15 to explain why where you live may determine how much of a role AI plays in your coverage.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>As artificial intelligence embeds itself into health care, some physicians and patient advocates worry it could be used by insurance companies to refuse payment for care. Maryland passed one law banning AI from acting alone on a denial. 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