Becker's Healthcare July 18, 2025
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He pointed to the FDA’s draft guidance on AI-enabled devices as an example of effective regulation, as...







