June 14, 2026 · AI and reimbursement
AI Arms Race
If providers use AI to code and payers use AI to deny, the system may automate mistrust faster than it improves care.
AI can improve administrative efficiency, but adversarial deployment in the revenue cycle risks shifting costs and complexity back onto patients and clinicians.
Question for the audienceHow can healthcare use AI to reduce administrative friction without escalating an algorithmic reimbursement arms race?
Source: Peter Churgin, “Ending Healthcare’s A.I. Arms Race Before It Breaks the System,” Observer, December 19, 2025.