It's the rare policy question that unites Republican Gov. Ron DeSantis of Florida and the Democratic-led Maryland government against President Donald Trump and Gov. Gavin Newsom of California: How should health insurers use AI?
Regulating artificial intelligence, especially its use by health insurers, is becoming a politically divisive topic, and it's scrambling traditional partisan lines.
Boosters, led by Trump, are not only pushing its integration into government, as in Medicare's experiment using AI in prior authorization, but also trying to stop others from building curbs and guardrails. A December executive order seeks to preempt most state efforts to govern AI, describing "a race with adversaries for supremacy" in a new "technological revolution."
"To win, United States AI companies must be free to innovate without cumbersome regulation," Trump's order said. "But excessive State regulation thwarts this imperative."
Across the nation, states are in revolt. At least four — Arizona, Maryland, Nebraska, and Texas — enacted legislation last year reining in the use of AI in health insurance. Two others, Illinois and California, enacted bills the year before.
Over 31,000 Kaiser Permanente workers remain on strike in California and Hawaii, disrupting surgeries and appointments as wage talks stall. (Hwang, 2/16)
More than 500 former patients are suing Barry J. Brock and facilities where he worked, saying the gynecologist's misconduct was knowingly concealed. (Purtill, 2/13)
The Development Committee of the Vallejo Chamber of Commerce has scheduled a "Good Morning Vallejo! Economic Impact of Changes in Healthcare" breakfast and panel discussion for Friday. (2/18)
California filed a lawsuit this week challenging the U.S. Department of Education's threat to withhold funding over the state's policy on gender identity disclosure. (Gallegos, 2/13)
In its 31-year run, ALC riders raised over $300 million for HIV and AIDS resources, services, and awareness. This year, Center Ride Out provides a new, exciting extension of this important event, allowing cyclers to raise funds in support of the LA LGBT Center, The San Diego LGBT Community Center, and the LGBTQ Community Center of the Desert. (Song, 2/13)
Los Angeles city officials may be empowered to remove homeless encampments from hillside areas at severe risk of fire, even without the property owner's permission, under a proposal that moved forward Tuesday. (Goldberg, 2/18)
In a lawsuit over L.A.'s seizure of homeless people's belongings, a federal judge found the city modified or fabricated records in more than 100 camp cleanups, tainting the evidence so much that a fair trial was not possible. She ruled the city violated the Constitution and was liable for the lost personal property. (Smith, 2/13)
An ongoing measles outbreak about 250 miles north of San Francisco — one that a longtime local infectious-disease expert called a "self-inflicted tragedy" — has state public-health officials on high alert. (Gurevich, 2/18)
Ticks collected along Umbrella Tree Trail at North Sonoma Regional Park tested positive in pooled samples for the Lyme disease bacterium — a higher-than-usual signal, even in a small sample. (Coryell, 2/12)
A jury awarded a Los Angeles man $25 million in a lawsuit against Chicago-based Conagra alleging its butter-flavored Pam cooking spray caused a rare chronic lung disease that will require a double lung transplant. (Channick, 2/11)
FDA says Ventura Foods recalled 20,000 plus single serve peanut butter packets and PBJ cups in California after blue plastic was found. (Cervantes Jr. and Ward, 2/17)
Studies show gas stoves may drive asthma and other health risks. Researchers say replacing them with electric could sharply reduce NO2 exposure. (Allday, 2/15)
U.S. Border Patrol Chief Michael Banks said Trump administration policies to secure the border have allowed federal officers to focus on other tasks, including seizing drugs. (Mendoza, Figueroa, and Fox, 2/12)
Overdose deaths in San Francisco likely dipped in 2025 after seeing a major drop in 2024, according to preliminary numbers. But fatal overdoses are still much more common than they were before the pandemic. (Leonard and Jung, 2/17)
In a bid to avoid future budget deficits, the Napa Valley College board voted Thursday night to lay off 16 workers and eliminate 17 vacant positions. (Mehta, 2/13)
Last year, the Trump administration canceled a nationwide $1 billion grant program for mental health in schools. Conejo Unified lost about $5 million. (Biasotti, 2/13)
Raphael Cuomo, also the creator of 'Cuomo's paradox,' says survival epidemiology puts a greater focus on what helps people live longer after they get sick rather than on prevention in general. (Lyons, 2/12)
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