Listen: With Little Federal Regulation, States Are Left To Shape the Rules on AI in Health Care

By Lauren Sausser April 17, 2026

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LISTEN: Quashing innovation or risking a patient’s health? Lauren Sausser told WAMU’s Health Hub on April 15 why the White House and some states are at odds over how to regulate AI in health care.

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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.

With scant federal regulation, states are left to shape the rules on AI 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.

�鶹Ů�� Health News correspondent Lauren Sausser joined WAMU’s Health Hub on April 15 to explain why where you live may determine how much of a role AI plays in your coverage.

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<p>LISTEN: Quashing innovation or risking a patient’s health? Lauren Sausser told WAMU’s <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>

<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>

<p>With scant federal regulation, <a href="/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>

<p>�鶹Ů�� Health News correspondent Lauren Sausser joined WAMU’s <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>

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