Health Tech Happy Hour
Robert LongyearInterdisciplinary analysis of digital health, care delivery, and health policy. Health Tech Happy Hour applies on-the-ground knowledge, academic rigor, and thorough analysis to understand healthcare from individual technologies to federal health policy.
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State Projects under the Rural Health Transformation Fund
An ambitious federal investment in rural health care in a generation is now underway. Although, I would be remiss if I did not say that the fund is in direct response to Medicaid cuts made by the same people who created the fund. Authorized...
Utah’s AI Prescription Experiment
In January 2026, Utah quietly made history. The state’s Office of Artificial Intelligence Policy (OAIP) announced a first-of-its-kind partnership with Doctronic, an AI health technology company, to allow an autonomous artificial intelligenc...
The ACCESS Model’s Behavioral Health Track
I really expect that the ACCESS Behavioral Health track will be the most likely to generate outcome aligned payments (OAPs) under this model. This article goes into why the model is likely to be profitable regardless of outcomes, why the OA...
The AI Hype in Healthcare Needs Randomized Evidence
Yes, I used the cringe robot AI photo for this article. I am sorry about it. The actual article, however, is useful and interesting if you are following the emerging ground truth on the AI situation in heath care.
Artificial intelligence...
A Cool Policy Solution to Core Health Policy Issues in the United States
This is a long one, but if you are interested in novel health policy concepts, this is a good one!
The United States spends more on health care than any nation on earth — $15,474 per person in 2024, totaling $5.3 trillion. Yet only 4.5% o...
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I studied Healthcare Management and Policy at Georgetown | | I am Author of "Innovating for Wellness" and "A Virtual Care Blueprint" | I study health, health services, and health policy
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