💰 Private equity is shifting away from health care services — aka providers — toward health care IT, which is expected "to play a growing role in healthcare PE portfolios over the next few years," per a PitchBook report.
🩺 Patients are already turning to AI chatbots for medical advice and information, potentially at a rate underestimated by experts, the NYT reports from a KFF survey.
🏥 I wanted to, but ultimately did not, find something smart to say about Vice President Harris' talk about tackling medical debt. On the other hand, Stat News' Rachel Cohrs Zhang did, reporting that hospitals could make billions off of the initiative if North Carolina is any indication.
