{"id":26822,"date":"2026-05-04T15:18:15","date_gmt":"2026-05-04T15:18:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ai\/26822\/"},"modified":"2026-05-04T15:18:15","modified_gmt":"2026-05-04T15:18:15","slug":"unpacking-a-study-on-ai-in-ers-and-elevances-medicare-lawsuit","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ai\/26822\/","title":{"rendered":"Unpacking a study on AI in ERs, and Elevance&#8217;s Medicare lawsuit"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"author-bio\">Bob Herman covers health insurance, government programs, hospitals, physicians, and other providers \u2014 reporting on how money influences those businesses and shapes what we all pay for care. He is also the author of the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.statnews.com\/signup\/health-care-inc\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Health Care Inc. newsletter<\/a>. You can reach Bob on Signal at bobjherman.09.<\/p>\n<p>This is the online version of STAT\u2019s weekly email newsletter Health Care Inc.\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.statnews.com\/category\/health-care-inc\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Sign up here<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Hey! Are you going to be in Washington, D.C. on May 19? I\u2019ll be moderating a Georgetown University panel discussion on vertical integration in health care. Jonathan Kanter, the former top antitrust official at the Department of Justice, also will make remarks. It\u2019s gonna be lit. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.eventbrite.com\/e\/implications-of-vertical-integration-for-patients-providers-and-employers-tickets-1986906998318?aff=oddtdtcreator\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\" target=\"_blank\">Reserve a spot here<\/a>. And as always, a penny for your thoughts: <a href=\"http:\/\/www.statnews.com\/cdn-cgi\/l\/email-protection#54363b367a3c312639353a14272035203a3123277a373b39\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">[email\u00a0protected]<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>The Elevance exec you need to know<\/p>\n<p>Lawsuits alleging health insurers defrauded Medicare and other government programs take forever to litigate. 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