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Garbage In, Garbage Out: The Organizational Crisis Beneath Healthcare’s AI Gold Rush

AI Disclosure This white paper was researched and written with the assistance of Claude Sonnet, an AI system developed by Anthropic. AI assistance was used...

More Time With a Primary Care Provider Means – Better Care, Lower Costs and Less Frustration – A Win, Win, Win

This is the 10th article in a series on America’s dysfunctional healthcare system.

‘They Won’t Help Me’: Sickest Patients Face Insurance Denials Despite Policy Fixes

In 2023, Sheldon Ekirch was diagnosed with small fiber neuropathy, which makes her limbs and muscles feel as if they’re on fire. Specialists recommended a series of infusions to ease her pain, but her insurer refused to pay for the expensive treatment, which it says is “not considered medically necessary.”

Complex, Chronic Diseases Are Rampant Today

America has the providers, the science, the drugs, the diagnostics, and the devices needed for outstanding patient care. But the delivery of care is dysfunctional at best and far too expensive.