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吃瓜不打烊 journalists made the rounds on national or local media recently to discuss topical stories. Here鈥檚 a collection of their appearances.
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Democrats Demand Trump Administration Halt Plan To Collect Federal Workers鈥 Health Data
After 吃瓜不打烊 reported that the Trump administration is seeking federal workers鈥 medical records, Democratic lawmakers are insisting that the Office of Personnel Management drop its request.
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Listen: With Little Federal Regulation, States Are Left To Shape the Rules on AI in Health Care
As artificial intelligence embeds itself into health care, some physicians and patient advocates worry it could be used by insurance companies to refuse payment for care. Maryland passed one law banning AI from acting alone on a denial. Meanwhile, Virginia鈥檚 then-governor vetoed that state鈥檚 attempt at regulating AI in health insurance.
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Your New Therapist: Chatty, Leaky, and Hardly Human
With high demand for mental health care, a wave of artificial intelligence-powered chatbots are being marketed as therapy apps 鈥 with little evidence they work and few regulations.
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Watch: As AI Makes More Health Coverage Decisions, the Risks to Patients Grow
Major health insurers and even Medicare are using artificial intelligence to make coverage decisions. But class action lawsuits have accused insurers of using AI to wrongfully withhold treatment, and new research illuminates the risks.
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Can I Opt Out of Having My Doctor Take Notes With AI?
Your doctor might ask to have an AI tool listen during your next appointment. If you opt in, you will likely get more of your doctor鈥檚 attention. But the technology is not perfect. Here鈥檚 what to know.
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US Scientists Sequence 1,000 Genomes From Measles, a Disease Long Eliminated With Vaccines
This week, the CDC began to publish long-awaited data that will reveal the extent of measles鈥 comeback. While applauding the science, researchers say the Trump administration has done little to contain the virus. 鈥淭hat we鈥檙e even talking about this is nuts,鈥 one virologist said.
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Journalists Shine Light on Out-of-Reach Insurance Prices, AI’s Role in Claims Disputes, and Susie Wiles
吃瓜不打烊 journalists made the rounds on national and local media recently to discuss topical stories. Here鈥檚 a collection of their appearances.
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Red and Blue States Alike Want To Limit AI in Insurance. Trump Wants To Limit the States.
A revolt is afoot in both red and blue states against the use of artificial intelligence in health insurance determinations 鈥 and against efforts led by President Donald Trump to tie states鈥 hands.
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Alabama鈥檚 鈥楶retty Cool鈥 Plan for Robots in Maternity Care Sparks Debate
Alabama, a state with one of the nation鈥檚 highest infant mortality rates, is betting on robots to help fix its maternal care crisis. But the state鈥檚 plan for telerobotic ultrasounds in rural areas has raised doubts.
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Your Next Primary Care Doctor Could Be Online Only, Accessed Through an AI Tool
The largest hospital chain in Massachusetts is offering a new AI-assisted telehealth tool to patients who need primary care. Mass General Brigham says this and other AI tools can help relieve staff burnout and worker shortages, but some primary care physicians in the MGB system see it as a way to avoid fixing structural problems.
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Doctors Increasingly See AI Scribes in a Positive Light. But Hiccups Persist.
Patients say they find AI summaries of doctor visits user-friendly, but it鈥檚 not clear if their appointments are improving. In any case, doctors appear to be embracing the high-tech innovation.
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These 3 Policy Moves Are Likely To Change Health Care for Older People
Two Trump administration regulatory rollbacks affect nursing home staffing and home care workers, and a new AI experiment in Medicare has alarmed eldercare advocates and congressional Democrats.
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States Race To Launch Rural Health Transformation Plans
Every state will receive at least $100 million annually from the federal Rural Health Transformation fund, but some scored millions more based on how the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services judged the 鈥渜uality鈥 of their plans and willingness to pass policies embracing "Make America Healthy Again" initiatives.
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In the Vast Expanses of Indian Country, Broadband Gaps Create Health Gaps, Too
On Idaho鈥檚 remote Fort Hall Reservation, thousands live without reliable high-speed internet, which supports health care, education, and daily life. Facing delays and wavering federal policy, Frances Goli is determined to spend more than $22 million in federal grant money before she runs out of time.
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Feds Promised 鈥楻adical Transparency鈥 but Are Withholding Rural Health Fund Applications
Proposals from states that have shared their applications to a new $50 billion rural health program include using drones to deliver medication, installing refrigerators to expand access to healthy produce, and bringing telehealth to libraries, day cares, and senior centers.
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Cancer Stole Her Voice. She Used AI, Curse Words, and Kids鈥 Books To Get It Back.
After a total glossectomy and laryngectomy to treat her cancer, Sonya Sotinsky can no longer speak. She searched for a way to sound like herself again and now pays out-of-pocket for an artificial intelligence app that can replicate her old voice 鈥 emotion, inflection, and all.
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Journalists Shed Light on Opioid Settlement Cash, New Medicaid Work Requirements
吃瓜不打烊 journalists made the rounds on national and local media recently to discuss topical stories. Here鈥檚 a collection of their appearances.
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Reporters Cover the Shutdown and the Use of AI in Health Care
吃瓜不打烊 journalists made the rounds on national or local media recently to discuss topical stories. Here鈥檚 a collection of their appearances.
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Officials Show Little Proof That New Tech Will Help Medicaid Enrollees Meet Work Rules
The Trump administration says it鈥檚 developing a digital tool to help people prove they鈥檙e meeting new Medicaid work requirements. 吃瓜不打烊 talked to officials from the two states running pilot programs and found little evidence of new 鈥 or effective 鈥 technology.
By Rae Ellen Bichell and Sam Whitehead