Becker's Healthcare July 18, 2025
Giles Bruce

Health system leaders are monitoring AI regulation as states and the federal government take different approaches to the technology.

The One Big Beautiful Act originally included a 10-year ban on state regulation of AI before the Senate scuttled it. Meanwhile, states continue to pass laws restricting AI as the Trump administration is taking a more hands-off approach to the technology.

But is government regulation of AI good for healthcare?

“Absolutely — but only if it is smart, risk-tiered and aligned,” Girish Nadkarni, MD, chief AI officer of New York City-based Mount Sinai Health System, told Becker’s. “In healthcare, we regulate outcomes not algorithms.”

He pointed to the FDA’s draft guidance on AI-enabled devices as an example of effective regulation, as...

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Topics: AI (Artificial Intelligence), Congress / White House, Govt Agencies, Regulations, States, Technology
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