Trump officials say AI will help save rural health care. Some leaders in the field don’t believe it Health systems want to invest in AI, but Medicaid cuts are undermining their budgets By Daniel PayneSept. 10, 2026

Trump officials say AI will help save rural health care. Some leaders in the field don’t believe it Health systems want to invest in AI, but Medicaid cuts are undermining their budgets By Daniel PayneSept. 10, 2026 Payne traveled to Maine and Louisiana to report on rural health systems and interviewed health AI experts and vendors for this story. It is the fourth installment in STAT’s Unraveled series, which explores the consequences of President Trump’s unprecedented cuts to the health care safety net. https://www.statnews.com/2026/09/10/rural-health-care-ai-adoption-challenges-part-4-unraveled-series/