{
  "id": 11181988,
  "title": "AI is operating inside the healthcare billing system. Patients may already be paying the price",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/01/ai-is-operating-inside-the-healthcare-billing-system-patients-may",
  "topic": "ai",
  "section": "AI",
  "published": "2026-10-01T11:30:01.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "CNBC Technology",
    "slug": "cnbc-technology",
    "url": "https://www.cnbc.com/2026/10/01/health-care-costs-insurance-claims-billing-ai.html"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "As AI codes billing inside hospitals, insurers say costs are being added to a bloated health care system. Blue Cross Blue Shield put the tab near $1 billion.",
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        "outlet": "CNBC",
        "title": "AI is operating inside the healthcare billing system. Patients may already be paying the price",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/01/ai-is-operating-inside-the-healthcare-billing-system-patients-may-11182769",
        "published": "2026-10-01T11:30:01.000Z"
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}