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As health care costs continue to rise in the United States, the system has also become more complex and opaque. Drawing on my experience in machine learning engineering, I introduce Cascade Health's Conversational AI Healthcare Assistant, a revolutionary solution that allows individuals to ask questions about price, quality, coverage and location of medical care. My talk explores recent government regulations that require hospitals and insurance companies to disclose their prices, offering hope for healthcare transparency. Leveraging large language models as well as public and private health data, we provide data-driven answers in plain English to optimize real-time decision-making and personalize the experience for anyone seeking or providing health care. care.

AI, Data, Health, Machine Learning, Medicine, Society, Start-up, Technology Ana-Maria Constantin is the CEO and co-founder of Cascade Health, an intelligent platform for healthcare transparency. With a strong background as a senior software engineer at Microsoft, she brings extensive expertise in building large-scale cloud systems that leverage machine learning for intelligent, data-driven decision-making, process optimization and efficiency improvement. Ana-Maria's passion lies in creating mission-driven technologies that have a profound impact on human lives. She strongly believes in the potential of AI to transform the healthcare industry, optimize healthcare costs, and truly bring transparency to everyday healthcare decision-making. This talk was given at a TEDx event using the TED conference format but independently organized by a local community. Learn more at https://www.ted.com/tedx

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