Physicians Concerned AI Increases Prior Authorization Denials, Worsens Patient Harms & Waste

CHICAGO, Feb. 24, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Many physicians fear the health insurance industry’s use of unregulated artificial intelligence (AI) automation and predictive technologies will increasingly override good medical judgment and systematically deny patients coverage for necessary medical care. According to a new survey from the American Medical Association (AMA), three in five physicians (61%) are concerned that health plans’ use of AI is increasing prior authorization denials,…