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Health artificial intelligence (AI) built by consumer technology companies is shifting from an information tool towards pathway control. Major technology platforms are beginning to connect health-oriented large language model systems to medical records, appointment booking, pharmacy fulfilment, payment systems and clinical workflows. This shift matters especially in resource-limited settings, where health outcomes are often lost…

Editor’s Note: Colorado’s healthcare system is entering a period of accelerating instability — a “tsunami,” as multiple leaders describe it — driven by collapsing hospital finances, shrinking Medicaid reimbursements, disappearing services and a political fight over who is responsible for this unraveling. Healthcare Freefall is a multipart series examining how Colorado arrived at this moment,…