\t\tBy Lauren Sausser<\/a>\t<\/p>\n \t\t\tApril 17, 2026\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n \t\t\t\t\tArticle HTML\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n \tLauren Sausser<\/p>\n LISTEN: Quashing innovation or risking a patient\u2019s health? Lauren Sausser told WAMU\u2019s Health Hub on April 15 why the White House and some states are at odds over how to regulate AI in health care.<\/p>\n 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 With scant federal regulation, 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 KFF Health News correspondent Lauren Sausser joined WAMU\u2019s Health Hub on April 15 to explain why where you live may determine how much of a role AI plays in your coverage.<\/p>\n KFF Health News<\/a> is a national newsroom that produces in-depth journalism about health issues and is one of the core operating programs at KFF\u2014an independent source of health policy research, polling, and journalism. Learn more about KFF<\/a>.<\/p>\n USE OUR CONTENT<\/p>\n