Tech and AI firms lobby federal health officials in CMS-run Slack channel as Medicare promotes commercial health apps
AI and tech companies lobbied Trump administration health officials in a government-run chat channel operated by CMS, according to reports. Meanwhile, Medicare is promoting commercial health apps.
Who is affected and how
- health policy
- The informal channel between regulators and industry lobbyists feeds the transparency debate around Medicare apps.
- health IT
- Commercial apps backed by Medicare signal market opportunity and growing competition.
Sources
- AI, Tech Leaders Are Lobbying Trump Health Officials in a Government-Run Chat Roomkff health news · Oct 9, 2026
- AI, tech leaders lobby Trump health officials in a government-run chat room - Modern Healthcaremodernhealthcare.com · Oct 9, 2026 · magyar
- AI, tech leaders are lobbying Trump health officials in a government-run chat room - CBS Newscbsnews.com · Oct 9, 2026
- AI, Tech Leaders Are Lobbying Trump Health Officials in a Government-Run Chat Room - KFF Health Newskffhealthnews.org · Oct 9, 2026
- AI, Tech Leaders Are Lobbying Trump Health Officials in a Government-Run Chat Room | MedPage Todaymedpagetoday.com · Oct 9, 2026
- Tech and AI Firms Lobbied Federal Health Officials in a CMS-Run Slack as Medicare Promotes Commercial Health Appsmedical daily · Oct 9, 2026
- CMS Health Tech Slack Gives AI Companies a Policy Shortcut Into Medicareremio · Oct 11, 2026
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