MEDICAL LAW

The push to include gender identity in healthcare has led to messy court battles and confusing insurance rules. Hospitals and clinics sometimes refuse treatments like sex changes or hysterectomies based on religious or ethical grounds, only to be sued by patients who feel these refusals are unfair.

Health insurers are pointing fingers at hospitals for using AI to boost their bills. They claim this is a big reason why their costs are going up. But is this really the whole story? Insurers are now using their own AI to fight back. They say hospitals are using AI to code and bill in ways that dri