Congress and health care in 2025: AI prescribing medicine

The AMA and eight other physician groups say a CMS rule narrows a protection Congress wrote for medically frail patients

Almost 70% of consumers will abandon AI customer service after two failures, a recent survey found.

As AI vendors tighten token and credit caps, staff who turn to free chatbots can expose patient data to vendors with no business associate agreement. Eight steps can keep practices protected.

An AI system that simulates a panel of physicians reached the correct diagnosis in about 80% of test cases, compared with 36% to 47% for generalist physicians, though researchers caution the results come from a controlled, text-only benchmark rather than real-world practice.

Physicians have embraced ambient documentation faster than almost any technology before it. But every note it writes carries your signature, and lawyers, auditors and patients are starting to read those notes closely.

A Maryland pathologist and MedChi past president explains how all-or-nothing contracts, anti-steering clauses and private equity deals inflate costs. He also outlines the federal and state reforms that could restore competition.

An AI scribe's price tag is only part of its cost. A three-part framework helps physicians and practice managers measure return on investment, clinician well-being and the time it really takes to get the tool working.

What do physicians need to counter burnout and misinformation? Time with patients