KFF/CBS: CMS Runs 1,700-Member Slack Where Microsoft, OpenAI and Anthropic Shape Trump AI Health Policy
Summary
A KFF Health News/CBS investigation published Oct 9 details a private 1,700-member CMS Slack workspace, 'Health Technology Ecosystem,' established August 2025 and run by CMS chief product officer Amy Gleason. Microsoft, OpenAI, Anthropic, Apple, Google, Oura and Palantir help shape policy on a Medicare app library, TEFCA medical-record access, and AI chatbot reimbursement; CMS Innovation Center AI/tech chief Jacob Shiff told industry reps the agency's work should be a 'sales engine' for apps. Legal experts call the workspace a de facto federal advisory committee operating outside sunshine rules.
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A team of financiers, techies, and government officials are talking on a government-run chat room about how to get Americans to use medical AI apps, turn over their medical records — and for the companies to profit. …
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