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Starting this week, Utahns can get an acne prescription without ever seeing a doctor. It\u2019s the first time a state has let AI stand in for a real-life physician, Bloomberg reports<\/a>. <\/p>\n Patients scan their face in the app from telehealth startup Nolla Health<\/a>. The AI scores the severity of their acne and recommends one of eight approved topical treatments. The app costs about $5 a month, with meds running around $50 a month. That\u2019s a lot cheaper than a typical dermatology visit, which runs $150 to $300<\/p>\n Doctors aren\u2019t entirely out of the loop. A physician reviews the first 100 patients\u2019 prescriptions before they go out, then checks the next 400 after the fact. After that, a doctor reviews at least 10% of prescriptions each month.<\/p>\n But not everyone is a fan<\/a>. American Medical Association CEO John Whyte tells Bloomberg AI tools \u201cshouldn\u2019t autonomously be trying to practice medicine.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n Starting this week, Utahns can get an acne prescription without ever seeing a doctor. It\u2019s the first time a state has let AI stand in for a real-life physician, Bloomberg reports<\/a>. <\/p>\n Patients scan their face in the app from telehealth startup Nolla Health<\/a>. The AI scores the severity of their acne and recommends one of eight approved topical treatments. The app costs about $5 a month, with meds running around $50 a month. That\u2019s a lot cheaper than a typical dermatology visit, which runs $150 to $300<\/p>\n Doctors aren\u2019t entirely out of the loop. A physician reviews the first 100 patients\u2019 prescriptions before they go out, then checks the next 400 after the fact. After that, a doctor reviews at least 10% of prescriptions each month.<\/p>\n