Trump and Kennedy Seek To Relax Safeguards for AI Healthcare Tools

By: Darius Tahir

Outlets: KFF Health News

Published: May 13, 2026

Words: 1,593

Last Updated: 2 months, 2 weeks ago

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Paul Boyer, a psychotherapist for Kaiser Permanente in Oakland, California, is experiencing the AI revolution firsthand. He’s a little underwhelmed.

The health giant has rolled out a new suite of note-taking software, made by healthcare AI pioneer Abridge, intended to summarize a patient’s visit at supersonic speed. For many clinicians, the technology soothes one of the persistent headaches of their lives — administration and paperwork.

But the AI scribe caused another headache for Boyer …

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