{"id":90248,"date":"2026-05-04T16:04:53","date_gmt":"2026-05-04T16:04:53","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/diyhaven858.wasmer.app\/index.php\/pump-the-brakes-on-ai-buddy-and-deposition-deadlock\/"},"modified":"2026-05-04T16:04:53","modified_gmt":"2026-05-04T16:04:53","slug":"pump-the-brakes-on-ai-buddy-and-deposition-deadlock","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/diyhaven858.wasmer.app\/index.php\/pump-the-brakes-on-ai-buddy-and-deposition-deadlock\/","title":{"rendered":"Pump the brakes on AI, buddy; and deposition deadlock"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div data-author=\"bob-herman\">\n<p class=\"author-bio\">Bob Herman covers health insurance, government programs, hospitals, physicians, and other providers \u2014 reporting on how money influences those businesses and shapes what we all pay for care. He is also the author of the Health Care Inc. newsletter. 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