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23Dec, 2024
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Healthcare Politics: Ending 2024 and Starting 2025

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Healthcare Politics: Ending 2024 and Starting 2025 | Physicians Hit with a 2.9% Pay Cut: What Positive Impact Will AI Have on Consumers? We’re Still Here Late on Friday night and very early on Saturday, December 21, 2024, the U.S. Congress passed a slimmed-down “spending bill” that kept the U.S. government open and funded some key programs. Since our focus is on healthcare, we’ll only discuss the provisions related to this area. The funding was described as “necessary to bridge the gap,” with a new Congress set to take control […]
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17Dec, 2024
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The Consumer of Healthcare 2025: More on “Delay, Deny, and Depose” – How AI Can Help Consumers Regain Control

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Last week, UnitedHealth Group’s Chief Executive Officer, Andrew Witty, wrote an Opinion Guest Essay (link below) in The New York Times, titled “The Health Care System Is Flawed. Let’s Fix It.” His commentary, made in the wake of the tragic assassination of his colleague, UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson, called for healthcare reform. In this heartfelt but ultimately unoriginal piece, Witty expressed his struggle to make sense of this “unconscionable act” and the vitriol directed at healthcare workers who have been “barraged by threats.” While we agree that no one working […]
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16Dec, 2024
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The Consumer of Healthcare 2025: The Dangers of AI as Published in the New England Journal of Medicine. Plus, “Delay, Deny, and Depose”: Consumers Are Angry. La Terreur? (Part III)

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The news surrounding the suspected assassin of the CEO of UnitedHealthcare continues to unfold. What continues to have a significant impact is the rising frustration among consumers. Today in New York City, people are posting “Wanted Dead or Alive” posters with the names and images of healthcare CEOs. Many social media posts are attracting thousands of comments about individuals’ personal or family struggles with healthcare insurance companies (I have my own to share). Cable channels and print media are all covering this growing sentiment. One of my favorite news sources, […]
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12Dec, 2024
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The Consumer of Healthcare 2025: UnitedHealth CEO Assassinated – Consumers Are Angry, and the Role of AI (Part II)

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We will refrain from commenting on the ongoing investigation and the apparent capture of the individual responsible for the assassination of UnitedHealth’s CEO. As we noted in our previous blog, this is an unwarranted crime, a tragic event. While the news continues to evolve, one thing remains clear: we have reached a tipping point. Consumers are angry, as highlighted in our first blog post. The anger is intensifying. As illustrated in articles from the Wall Street Journal (WSJ) and CNBC (quoted below), the word “anger” is repeatedly used. In fact, […]
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10Dec, 2024
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The Consumer of Healthcare 2025: UnitedHealth CEO Assassinated, Consumers Are Angry, and the Role of AI

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Assassination of UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson I delayed discussing the tragic news of the assassination of UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson on December 4th, 2024—a day healthcare may never forget—until more information emerged, and I could gather my thoughts. The reports are varied, and I won’t repeat them in detail. However, there are disturbing elements emerging. A bullet left by the assailant could either signal a motive or be a disguise for something else. The message found on three 9mm shell casings reads: “Delay, Deny, and Depose.” The healthcare industry has […]
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9Dec, 2024
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Healthcare AI: Trump 2.0 (Continued)- NEW AI and Crypto Czar. Consumers are in literal revolt!

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I thought we were done for now discussing Trump 2.0 appointments, particularly those related to healthcare. However, recent events have shifted the focus. While I had planned to move past this topic for 2024, I can’t ignore the new developments. Plus, the high-profile headline surrounding the “assassination” of UnitedHealth CEO Brian Thompson demands attention, which I’ll address in the next blog. The conclusion here will lead to where we’re headed. The New Czar for AI and Crypto Amid the overwhelming news about UnitedHealthcare’s CEO, I missed the announcement by President […]
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5Dec, 2024
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Healthcare AI: Radiology and IA- “800,000 deaths and disabled”

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RSNA: 2024 Radiological Society of North America Convention For anyone working with radiological equipment or as a radiologist, the RSNA convention is an essential event. I didn’t know much about it until I entered the business of owning and operating X-ray, MRI, CT, PET, and ultrasound equipment. It became clear quickly, as all my radiologists and senior operators were eager to attend. My first experience at RSNA was costly but rewarding—we returned with around $3 million in orders. RSNA typically happens after Thanksgiving, as business tends to slow down, especially […]
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3Dec, 2024
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Healthcare AI: Trump 2.0 (Continued), Consumers Empowered With AI and the FDA’s Role in AI

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In this continuation of our commentary on the potential impacts of the new Trump 2.0 administration on healthcare, we focus on the anticipated changes in the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) and its overarching control over all aspects of healthcare and wellness in the U.S. Additionally, we examine the influence of AI on healthcare, with particular emphasis on the empowerment of consumers. Trump 2.0: A Game-Changing Vision for 2025 (Continued) United States Surgeon General Recently, President Trump announced his nominee for the position of U.S. Surgeon General: Dr. […]
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21Nov, 2024
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Healthcare AI: Trump 2.0, How AI Will NOT Change Healthcare

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Trump 2.0: A Game-Changing Vision for 2025 (Continued) In our previous post, we discussed the size and complexity of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), and the recent nomination of Robert F. Kennedy Jr. to lead the department. Just hours after that release, news came that President Trump had nominated Dr. Mehmet Oz to head the Center for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), the largest division within HHS. CMS oversees not only Medicare and Medicaid but also the Affordable Care Act (ACA) (aka Obamacare) and the Graduate […]
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19Nov, 2024
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Healthcare AI: Trump 2.0, HLTH (Part II) and The Consumer in Control

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In our last blog, we explored the potential impact of a Trump 2.0 administration on healthcare and its implications for HealthScoreAI™. Today, we expand on that analysis, dividing this discussion into three parts: (1) recent developments in the Trump 2.0 administration, (2) the current state of healthcare, and (3) the role of AI in this evolving landscape. Trump 2.0: A Game-Changing Vision for 2025 Interest in Trump’s approach to healthcare has surged since our November 13 blog. Among the key developments is the confirmation of a proposed Department of Government […]
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