A controversial bill to rein in AI use in medical billing advances in NC Senate

By: Clayton Henkel

Outlets: North Carolina Newsline

Published: June 3, 2026

Words: 719

Last Updated: 1 month, 3 weeks ago

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Facing a sea of doctors and medical students dressed in their white coats, Senator Amy Galey (R-Alamance) made the case Wednesday for her bill to limit the use of artificial intelligence in Medicaid and commercial insurance.

Galey said while AI transcribers have helped practitioners with charting, her proposal, House Bill 565, would focus on the increasing adoption by hospital systems and other providers of AI systems designed to maximize billing.

The amended bill presented …

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