Overview

• Four House Democrats and one Republican outlined a bill that would govern AI use across patient care, billing, coding, claims processing and other health services.
• Draft provisions would require clear disclosure when AI is used, a human to make any final care or coverage decision, and evidence that bias has been minimized.
• Rep. Arvind Venkat, an emergency physician from Pittsburgh, said efficiency gains in administration do not offset concerns about AI’s role in clinical and insurance determinations.
• More than a dozen states have enacted health AI measures this year, including bans on sole‑AI insurer decisions in Arizona, Maryland, Nebraska and Texas, and restrictions on AI posing as a provider in Nevada and Oregon.
• States such as Utah and New York have set rules for mental‑health chatbots, while polling and AMA data show patients want more oversight and physician use of AI has sharply increased.