News You Can Use: End of October 2025

October News You Can Use AI, Junk Fees, and the Pope—Just Another Month in Healthcare Topics include: My primary care practice just went “concierge,” which apparently means paying extra for the same impossible-to-get appointments; Meanwhile, health tech conferences are overflowing with AI hype and “bro-tastic” startups promising to fix everything by listening to us; The AI scribe craze is spreading—automating medical notes that might include imaginative details; Even the Pope is weighing in on AI ethics, confirming that healthcare’s tech obsession has officially gone global; And in the grand finale, Medicare Advantage remains the ultimate scam—where insurers profit by denying care, proving the healthcare “future” is a dark comedy. 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