Red and Blue States alike want to limit AI in insurance. Trump wants to limit the states.

KFF Health News – Wednesday, February 18, 2026
By Darius Tahir and Lauren Sausser

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.

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