+ Emerging evidence shows that insurers use automated decision-making systems to create systematic batch denials with little or no human review, placing barriers between patients and necessary medical care. When claims are denied, patients often have to put off treatment while they appeal, scrape together money, or seek alternative therapies. These delays may result in worsened health, hospitalizations, or even death for people with urgent needs or chronic diseases. The ambiguity and disruption can have a unfavorable effect on mental health, intensifying the initial illness. Californians have seen enhanced patient safeguards under the new Physicians Make Decisions Act, which formally took effect in January of this year. This historic bill, which was written by Senator Josh Becker, guarantees that licensed healthcare professionals make judgments regarding medical treatments rather than relying exclusively on artificial intelligence algorithms that are employed by insurance companies. Other states should follow suit and implement the same AI ban mandates as California. I am emailing my representatives and asking them to say no to AI batch denials.