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Joined January 2011
Good morning, I wrote something exceedingly personal for @nytimes on the scam that is romance https://t.co/OiaPzuyIZR
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After a breakup, a woman wonders if traditional romance is a trap, and finds that the ordinary is the most romantic gesture of all.
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In DFD today: Some parents are concerned that schools have become over digitized
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How the next wave of technology is upending the global economy and its power structures
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Deputy HHS Secretary Jim O'Neill says the Trump administration doesn't support CHAI, an effort by OpenAI, Mayo Clinic, and others to vet AI tools for healthcare (@ruthreader / Politico) https://t.co/baHUtZbF8a
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Ruth Reader / Politico: Deputy HHS Secretary Jim O'Neill says the Trump administration doesn't support CHAI, an effort by OpenAI, Mayo Clinic, and others to vet AI tools for healthcare
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New from me in @POLITICOPulse: Some ACOs are still seeing huge spikes in skin substitute spending, sparking new questions about fraud as CMS mulls a potential crackdown on the wound treatment.
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Delivered daily by 10 a.m., Pulse examines the latest news in health care politics and policy.
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Wrote this last week with @RuthReader and Simon Levien on what happens to telehealth and hospital at home during a shutdown. Providers are waiting for more guidance from HHS on how to handle appointments if a shutdown happens tonight:
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Rules created during the pandemic to permit Medicare to pay for virtual visits and hospital care at home are set to expire Wednesday.
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NEW: Meta is preparing to pour tens of millions of dollars into a new California super PAC. The new group, Mobilizing Economic Transformation Across (Meta) California, will support candidates for state office with pro-innovation views on AI.
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The tech giant plans to spend tens of millions backing candidates in state races.
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ICYMI: The Trump admin is canceling 3 ARPA-H programs -- aimed at preventing cyberattacks on hospitals, training AI on medical imaging and upping preventive care investment -- worth at least $150M and potentially much more https://t.co/ywr3dgRu9q W/ @erinlschumaker @RuthReader
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The funding cuts, which could exceed $150 million, make up a significant fraction of the high-risk, high-reward agency’s budget.
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Curious what people think about Art's ambient scribing. If you know anything about the licensing costs, hmu
Art is an active assistant during the visit, helping doctors focus on the patient. It’s able to answer questions on the fly, give real-time insights, and take actions like queueing up orders and verifying prior authorization requirements.
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Scoop: FDA is working on centralizing and automating its adverse events reporting process to make it real-time
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The move aligns with the Trump administration’s government efficiency goals.
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The MAHA agenda hits states. Great reporting by @amandalanchu
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Robert F. Kennedy Jr.’s ‘Make America Healthy Again’ movement is taking off in red — and blue — states, even as health experts condemn some of his actions.
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ICYM this scoop: Epic is expected to announce its own ambient AI scribe later this month
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President Donald Trump overruled HHS Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. and FDA Commissioner Marty Makary, ordering the removal of top FDA vaccine regulator Vinay Prasad. w/ @Gardner_LM:
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The president overruled his HHS secretary and FDA chief, four people with knowledge of the decision tell POLITICO.
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More in today's Future Pulse with some details about tomorrow's event out from behind the paywall:
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The ideas and innovators shaping health care
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Following up on this scoop from last Friday: some 60 signatories will announce they've signed White House commitments to make patient data more accessible
Scoop: The White House has gathered commitments from the health care industry to make patient data more accessible and speed its delivery between patients and clinicians. Details here:
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Scoop: The White House has gathered commitments from the health care industry to make patient data more accessible and speed its delivery between patients and clinicians. Details here:
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The White House seemingly got the industry to agree to ease information flow between patients and the health care system.
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About 800 hospitals at risk of closing. Including about 300 in rural areas due to proposed Medicaid cuts. https://t.co/slqY7lY0Bm
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Seven-hundred and fifty-nine rural U.S. hospitals are at risk of closure due to financial problems, with about 40% of those hospitals at immediate risk of closure. The counts are drawn from the...
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New from me and @RuthReader in @POLITICOPulse today: CMMI is on a hiring spree looking for about 100 people to help with an aggressive rollout of new payment models.
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CMS’s Innovation Center plans to expand its workforce as it prepares to launch new health care payment models.
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