Trump Touts Care Affordability, Omits Largest Cost Drivers —Hospitals
Hospitals account for the biggest share of health care cost growth, but Trump didn’t mention them in relation to affordability in his State of the Union address.

Artificial intelligence-aided diagnosis may seem futuristic, but a recent National Academy of Medicine workshop heard compelling examples of promise and perils right now.
Read moreHospitals account for the biggest share of health care cost growth, but Trump didn’t mention them in relation to affordability in his State of the Union address.
AHRQ, the federal agency charged with improving health care quality and safety, has staved off death, but it remains unclear what new leadership will do.
Deere & Co’s AI innovations have drawn praise from experts who say their restructuring of work holds lessons for health care and other industries.
At the annual meeting of The Leapfrog Group, patient safety AI showed potential, but it was the efforts of front-line staff that are driving implementation today/
AI predictions are set to become part of end-of-life care decisions, but what role they’ll play in relation to humans and our values remains a wide-open question.
Affordable health insurance isn’t just a political issue, but speaks to one of the core psychological motivators of all human behavior.
Howard Lutnick’s recent mention of the chemotherapy overdose that killed his father provides a chance to bluntly discuss patient safety and slashing medical error.
Shared Decision-Making is often not used, even for cancer patients, but artificial intelligence may force it onto the doctor-patient relationship.
Dr. Mehmet Oz is emphasizing continuity at the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services along with ambitious goals for quality, safety and use of digital technology.
A hospitalist’s score on a knowledge and judgement test linked to board certification is linked to a patient’s chance of surviving a hospital stay or needing readmission.
In “The Art of the Deal” Donald Trump emphasized leverage. CMS should leverage its regulations to make hospital care better and safer and give patients more information.
Treating artificial intelligence as just one ingredient in the recipe for business success was emphasized by health care investors and start-ups at MedCity INVEST 2025.