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Announcement · 26 September 2026

# Insurers say AI is already driving up healthcare costs

**Publication**

TechCrunch (United States)

**Author**

Anthony Ha

**Published on**

26 September 2026 · read in the page structured data · updated on 26 September 2026

## Summary

According to Blue Cross Blue Shield, hospitals' use of artificial intelligence tools has led to $942 million in additional healthcare spending over a two-year period.

Summary based on the article's title and standfirst, as the text is not accessible.

[Read the article on TechCrunch →](https://techcrunch.com/2026/09/26/insurers-claim-ai-is-already-increasing-healthcare-costs/)

## Figures cited

-   942,000,000 USD
    
    additional healthcare spending linked to hospitals' use of AI
    
    United States, over two years
    
    > « Blue Cross Blue Shield says hospital use of AI tools led to an additional $942M in healthcare spending over a two-year period. »
    
    Source: Blue Cross Blue Shield
    

## Classification

**Country**

United States

**Company size**

All sizes

**Industries**

Healthcare, pharmaceuticals, social care

**Companies**

Blue Cross Blue Shield (cited)

**Keywords**

health insurance, hospitals, healthcare costs, Blue Cross Blue Shield

Entry written by Marsanne Studio from the cited article, with the help of an AI model (claude-sonnet-5). The rights to the article and its illustrations belong to TechCrunch and its author. Entry translated from French by Claude Sonnet 5.5.