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Private insurance and government programs drive up health care costs

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Like many people, I’m trying to get my health insurance company to pay for something they don’t want to shell out money for. I do not completely blame Cigna; the bill sent by the supplier is outrageous. Then again, as a third-party payer in a bungled healthcare system, the company is part of the problem … Read more

Will policy and regulatory issues stifle AI advances in healthcare?

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The recent AIMed Global Summit painted a positive picture for the technology to address healthcare’s biggest pain points, but a race to govern and regulate AI could make things tricky. While healthcare organizations are scrambling to figure out how and where AI can best fit, there’s also a mad rush to figure out policies and … Read more