A little more than half a year after establishing a healthcare affordability lab, Yale University is out with freshly detailed policy prescriptions for cutting costs without compromising care.

The agency said the move comes after a May 2026 audit of Medicaid outcomes found that states are motivated more by a desire to check boxes than to ensure patients are healthy. Once completed, the new framework will ideally align financial incentives with care outcomes. 

Patient engagement expert John Deutsch says consumers are already used to “frictionless experiences” when it comes time to catch a ride or buy a coffee. Can AI bring healthcare up to speed?

The bots were seemingly only partially successful, the incidents are still being investigated. OpenAI said it has been in contact with the government about the unusual activity, which happened over the summer.

The shiny Tesla Cybertruck cost $100,000. Its owner, Kevin Curry, 64, was convicted by a federal jury for his role in orchestrating a kickback scheme to defraud the military healthcare program. He awaits sentencing.

A new poll from the consultant firm Bain & Company, with help from KLAS Research, found that 75% of providers remain optimistic that investments in artificial intelligence will pay off, while 60% of payers say they are already satisfied with their purchases.

Of surveyed and interviewed U.S. physicians who showed significant six-month improvement in follow-up vs. baseline wellness checks, 47% attributed the gain to active personal changes. Not far behind were those who credited active work-related changes—40% of the field. 

AI seems to be helping hospitals boost revenues without providing more care, according to a new analysis—from a major, AI-using health insurance company. 

There’s no easy fix for U.S. healthcare’s severe shortage of primary care providers. However, a few bold strategies could bolster initiatives to rebuild the ranks of PCPs at local, state and regional levels.

The group was able to bill programs for COVID-19 tests and medical devices using artificial intelligence voices to justify claims submissions.

“Patients are in desperate need of an effective treatment, and we are doing everything we can to help find that treatment,” one scientist explained. “The greatest reward would be to see a safe and effective treatment for people who currently have very few options.”

Harrison.ai recently completed a $112M Series C financing round, which placed the company’s value at approximately $551 million (USD), Forbes Australia reports.