Saturday Links – 26 September 2026

Posted on by John C. Goodman

BCBS report: hospitals’ use of A.I. was responsible for nearly $1 billion in additional expenses over two years.

 One blood test could screen you for 50 cancers. So why is it controversial? (NYT) 

Is the value of privacy overrated?

“Over the past three years, the cost of a given level of AI performance has fallen an average of some 47% per quarter. That is a 13-fold drop every year – a faster rate than any other transformative technology in history.”

U.S. cancer mortality declined 35% since 1991.

A visual look at the federal debt.

Bureaucracy: insurers complete their initial claims processing 27 to 30 days after a visit, but providers account for most of that delay. Providers take an average of 16 to 22 days to submit claims, while insurers take 9 to 13 days to make an initial determination.

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