{"id":218430,"date":"2026-05-21T11:00:00","date_gmt":"2026-05-21T15:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/testing.news-you-need.com\/index.php\/2026\/05\/21\/north-carolina-senators-consider-new-restrictions-on-artificial-intelligence-in-insurance-and-medical-billing\/"},"modified":"2026-05-22T01:20:36","modified_gmt":"2026-05-22T05:20:36","slug":"north-carolina-senators-consider-new-restrictions-on-artificial-intelligence-in-insurance-and-medical-billing","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/testing.news-you-need.com\/index.php\/2026\/05\/21\/north-carolina-senators-consider-new-restrictions-on-artificial-intelligence-in-insurance-and-medical-billing\/","title":{"rendered":"North Carolina senators consider new restrictions on artificial intelligence in insurance and medical billing"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.route-fifty.com\/artificial-intelligence\/2026\/05\/north-carolina-senators-consider-new-restrictions-artificial-intelligence-insurance-and-medical-billing\/413691\/\">North Carolina senators consider new restrictions on artificial intelligence in insurance and medical billing<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.route-fifty.com\/artificial-intelligence\/2026\/05\/north-carolina-senators-consider-new-restrictions-artificial-intelligence-insurance-and-medical-billing\/413691\/\">https:\/\/www.route-fifty.com\/artificial-intelligence\/2026\/05\/north-carolina-senators-consider-new-restrictions-artificial-intelligence-insurance-and-medical-billing\/413691\/<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Publish Date: <a href=\"publish_date]\">2026-05-21 11:00:00<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Source Domain: <a href=\"www.route-fifty.com\">www.route-fifty.com<\/a><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Senator Amy Galey proposed a committee substitute to House Bill 565 aimed at regulating the use of artificial intelligence (AI) in medical research, treatments, and hospital billing.<\/li>\n<li>Galey highlighted that AI in medical settings could contribute to increased healthcare costs by potentially selecting the most lucrative billing codes for diagnoses.<\/li>\n<li>The bill would prohibit health insurers from denying claims based solely on AI and require human oversight for AI decisions.<\/li>\n<li>Opponents like Sen. Gale Adcock argued that the bill was one-sided and did not address the enforcement of existing rules against upcoding.<\/li>\n<li>Sen. 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