The state of Illinois is launching a digital maternal health project with Drive Health and Google. The programme, aimed at Medicaid populations and other women in rural areas, will use AI to deliver real-time maternal health advice to 56,000 participants. The initiative will provide Fitbit devices and Google phones, along with AI assistant Avery, offering personalised health recommendations and coordinating with healthcare providers for vaccinations, testing, and other support.
The True Cost of Focusing on Cost Instead of Cost-Effectiveness
When payors consider only the cost of the medication and not the cost and risk to the patient, doctor, and healthcare system, the irony is
