Becker's Healthcare December 2, 2024
Naomi Diaz

Some Republican lawmakers are opposing plans to regulate AI in healthcare, specifically a Department of Health and Human Services proposal to establish assurance labs that would evaluate AI tools, Politico reported Dec. 2.

These labs, part of a framework from the Coalition for Health AI (CHAI), are designed to assess AI technologies using agreed-upon standards.

Reps. Dan Crenshaw, R-Texas, Brett Guthrie, R-Ky., Jay Obernolte, R-Calif., and Mariannette Miller-Meeks, R-Iowa, argue that government-run labs could create conflicts of interest and erode public trust in government and tech companies. They expressed their concerns in a letter to HHS, asking the agency to reconsider its support...

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