Blue Cross Blue Shield says hospital AI use added $942M to health spending

TechCrunch AI reports that Blue Cross Blue Shield says hospitals' use of AI tools led to an additional $942 million in healthcare spending over a two-year period, according to the insurer. The specifics behind that figure — which AI tools, which hospitals, and how the cost was calculated — are not detailed in the available reporting, and the $942 million figure is the insurer's own claim, not an independent estimate.