Benjamin Mazer, MD, MBA, FCAP, comments on the future of AI when it comes to paying bills. “American medicine plays by different rules than other industries. Innovation doesn’t drive down prices; new healthcare technologies typically lead to greater expense,” explains Dr. Mazer. “This is because our insurance system is still largely based on ‘fee for service,’ which means that physicians and hospitals make more money when they perform more tests and procedures. The latest techniques tend to pay a lot better than the tried-and-true tools they replace, and one service naturally leads to another.”
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