News You Can Use: End of July 2026

July News You Can Use Skynet, Stretchers, and Sticker Shock Topics include: Increasingly capable models push the boundaries of their "sandbox" environments; AI safety is starting to look less like The Terminator and more like a real engineering challenge; A $13,000 ambulance ride highlights the broken economics of emergency care; Patients are paying for the wrong thing and need to pay for readiness rather than just the trip itself; Healthcare rationing already in play but done opaquely through costs, insurance networks, and access; Transparent healthcare rationing is long overdue and needs to be equitable; AI-powered full-body screening may sound great, but more data often means more false alarms & higher costs; Just remember the plural of anecdote is not data; An a nod to this years World Cup, celebrating brilliant football while wondering why fixing healthcare is so much harder than deciding a match on penalties. To stream our Station live 24/7 visit www.HealthcareNOWRadio.com or ask your Smart Device to “….Play Healthcare NOW Radio”. Find all of our network podcasts on your favorite podcast platforms and be sure to subscribe and like us. Learn more at www.healthcarenowradio.com/listen