Morning Headlines 12/31/24

UnitedHealth’s Army of Doctors Helped It Collect Billions More From Medicare

Patients who switched to UnitedHealth’s Medicare Advantage plans and were seen at the company’s owned and affiliated practices saw an immediate 55% rise in sickness scores as its software pushed doctors to consider often irrelevant or incorrect diagnoses to boost payments.

Will AI Help or Hurt Workers? One 26-Year-Old Found an Unexpected Answer.

A study finds that use of AI boosted the scientific output of the top 10% of researchers, had little impact on less-accomplished ones, and was disliked by 82% of scientists overall because it took away the parts of their job they enjoyed most.

Siemens reviewing Healthineers majority stake, CFO tells Handelsblatt

Siemens says the synergies of its 75% ownership of Siemens Healthineers don’t justify its $47 billion investment, leading it to review the business’s prospects and announce its intentions toward the end of 2025.