Mark Cuban says AI risks making US healthcare worse by fueling an arms race with insurers
2026-07-13
Business Insider
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Mark Cuban warns that AI is worsening US healthcare by fueling an adversarial arms race between insurers and hospitals. Insurers use AI to delay or deny claims and protect profits, while hospitals deploy AI to counter these tactics, resulting in increased costs and reduced care quality for patients and doctors.[AI generated]
Why's our monitor labelling this an incident or hazard?
The article explicitly discusses AI systems being used by insurers and intermediaries to delay and deny care, increasing difficulty and expense for doctors and patients. This use of AI directly contributes to harm by worsening healthcare access and quality, fulfilling the criteria for an AI Incident under harm to communities and individuals. The adversarial use of AI in healthcare management is ongoing and realized, not merely potential, so it is not an AI Hazard. The event is not a beneficial use since the AI use by insurers causes harm, nor is it complementary information or unrelated. Hence, the classification as AI Incident is appropriate.[AI generated]