Artificial intelligence (AI) is unfolding across employer health plans to drive health up and health plan costs down. AI can enhance disease management, enable preventive care, activate early intervention and has the potential to make a significant difference in chronic illness. People with chronic conditions account for a huge percentage of hospital admissions, prescriptions filled, and physician visits in the US.

Machines may not be able to comprehend concepts and reason like humans, but they are becoming increasingly intelligent. Once relegated to the realm of science fiction, machines that can think and learn are now commonplace and part of everyday life.