A guy just used @AnthropicAI Claude to turn a $195,000 hospital bill into $33,000.
Not with a lawyer. Not with a hospital admin insider.
With a $20/month Claude Plus subscription.
He uploaded the itemized bill. Claude spotted duplicate procedure codes, illegal “double billing,” and charges that Medicare rules explicitly forbid. Then it helped him write a letter citing every violation.
The hospital dropped their demand by 83%.
This isn’t just a feel-good story. It’s a preview of what AI will really do next: flatten systems built on opacity.
Hospitals, insurance companies, legal firms—all rely on asymmetry. They win because you don’t have access to the same data, code books, or language.
Claude gave one person the same leverage as a compliance department. That’s a revolution.
We thought AI would replace jobs. Turns out, it’s replacing excuses.
Back when my daughter was born 20+ years ago, I caught a billing discrepancy that put thousands back into my pocket. The hospital labeled her delivery as "complex" but the delivering physician labeled it "routine". The difference between those two categories is staggering. The hospital quickly changed their billing code once I raised a red flag. I guarantee they were labeling all deliveries as *complex* and no one ever said anything.
Nov 5, 2025 · 4:27 PM UTC