Many Americans want permission before AI is used in their healthcare
Core finding
In a Verasight survey of 1,000 U.S. adults conducted Nov. 14 to 20, 2025, 54% of Americans said they would want to give permission each time before their healthcare system uses AI for clinical purposes such as choosing treatments or diagnosing patients.
About a third said they would want to be notified each time AI is used but would not need to give permission (32%), while 14% said they would not want to be notified or asked for permission.
Topline distribution
54% of Americans want to give permission each time before clinical AI is used in their healthcare.
If your healthcare system uses AI for clinical purposes like choosing treatments or diagnosing patients, do you want to:
n = 1,000 · Nov 14–20, 2025 · MoE ±3.2%
Methodology
Full methodology →| Mode | Verasight panel recruited via random address-based sampling, random person-to-person text messaging, and dynamic online targeting |
|---|---|
| Population | US adults age 18+ |
| Field dates | Nov 14–20, 2025 |
| Base (unweighted) | 1,000 |
| Margin of error | ±3.2% |
| Module | Module 3 |
| Sponsor | Verasight |
| Weight variable | weight |
| Weighting targets | age, race/ethnicity, sex, income, education, region, metropolitan status |
Sources
- reports.verasight.io/r/verasight-apha-2025
If your healthcare system uses AI for clinical purposes like choosing treatments or diagnosing patients, do you want to:
Cite this question
Verasight APHA Omnibus Survey #2025-148, fielded November 14-20, 2025, N=1,000 US adults age 18+, +/- 3.2%.