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CMS Administrator Seema Verma does not support expanding the government-sponsored healthcare programs she oversees to all Americans.

With Medicare for all on the lips of many Democratic presidential candidates and public support for universal healthcare coverage at its highest ever, concerns about healthcare usage under such a system have arisen. However, hospital use isn’t likely to rise under a Medicare-for-all plan, according to research published in the Annals of Internal Medicine.

AI in healthcare is advancing many areas of care and diagnosis, but it is also helping predict the clinical risk and severity of malaria.

A recent survey by the IoT research firm Parks Associates showed that almost half of U.S. households with broadband connectivity have a digital health device. And there’s someone in 80% of those homes who appreciates device-based help in managing one health challenge or another.

Amazon is in a fight for patient health data after a pharmacy industry player worked to block the e-commerce giant’s online pharmacy business, PillPack, from accessing the information.

Compared with standard statistical reviews of process-control charts, AI analysis of data routinely captured by hospitals monitoring handwashing compliance can provide highly targeted and actionable feedback to individual healthcare workers.