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As artificial intelligence moves into medicine, perhaps no one has more to gain or lose than radiologists. Powerful new digital tools can improve accuracy, accelerate readings and reduce workloads.

MRI and CT scans done at hospitals for outpatients are often too expensive, says the firm, which insures patients in 14 states. The shift in policy won't apply to mammograms or X-rays, Anthem says.

In a new series called "Is My Job Safe?" NPR looks at the future of jobs at a time of rapid gains in artificial intelligence and robotics. We start with a high-paying job in medicine: radiologists.