Dr. Mehmet Oz, Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services administrator, said during an event for the “Action for Progress” initiative that rural communities — which are losing funding under President Donald Trump’s “Big Beautiful Bill” — will get “AI-based avatars” for health care, notes Raw Story:
There’s no question about it, whether you want it or not, the best way to help some of these communities is gonna be AI-based avatars.
Dr Oz on rural healthcare: "There's no question about it, whether you want it or not — the best way to help some of these communities is gonna be AI-based avatars" pic.twitter.com/Zglys1vfrH
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