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Podcast: StartUp Health NOW Podcast
Episode: How Two Founders Are Using AI to Tackle Wasteful Healthcare Spending
Description: On this StartUp Health NOW episode, we’re talking about wasteful spending in healthcare. This is one of those topics that’s hard to put in perspective. The institute of medicine says that 30% of healthcare spending could be categorized as wasteful, putting the total tab north of $750 million. It could be a trillion dollars.
Health insurance premiums are up 7% year over year, according to Health Affairs. Analysts point to inflation as a strong cause, but this nearly trillion dollars in unnecessary spending isn’t helping the equation.
Bottom line, healthcare costs are out of control and dr...