Wall Street Journal December 6, 2018
Gary Shapiro

Gary Shapiro, president and CEO of the Consumer Technology Association, explains how robots, sensors and AI will keep us healthy for less

Artificial intelligence, sensors and even digital assistants like Amazon’s Alexa could help keep down medical costs and improve care.

Human beings are safer today than at any time in history. We live more than twice as long as we did in 1900 thanks, in large part, to advances in technology. But our increased lifespan comes at a price. The U.S. spends $3.5 trillion each year on health care, and the federal government shoulders more than 28% of that cost. The Census Bureau projects that 20.6% of Americans will be over the age of 65 by 2030, compared to...

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Topics: AI (Artificial Intelligence), Digital Health, IoT (Internet of Things), Patient / Consumer, Pricing / Spending, Provider, Technology, Trends, Voice Assistant, Wearables
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