| Cost-cutting could stunt the health care jobs expansion Healthcare and education — caring for the rapidly aging U.S. population and educating the young — will account for almost half the new employment created over the next decade. Read More Why nerds and nurses are taking over the US economy A blockbuster report from government economists forecasts the workforce of 2026 — a world of robot cashiers, well-paid math nerds, and so (so, so, so) many healthcare workers. Read More Chipmaker Qualcomm bets on healthcare’s wireless future Imagine you’re in a futuristic clinic, standing in front of a middle-aged man. One of his arms is outstretched while the other stays limp, giving him the effect of a zombie. His face droops on one side. When he speaks, it sounds like his mouth is full of marbles. Read More The innovation healthcare really needs: Help people manage their own health Finally, health care, which has been largely immune to the forces of disruptive innovation, is beginning to change. Seeing the potential to improve health with simple primary-care strategies, some of the biggest incumbent players are inviting new entrants focused on empowering consumers into their highly regulated ecosystems, bringing down costs. Read More The telemedicine revolution: A crucial component of everyday care Today’s consumers can buy almost anything online: cars, expensive vacations, large gifts, and even houses and leases. And we trust the technology we use to do that. Read More VA goes high-tech with Uber-like tracking center for veteran healthcare The Department of Veterans Affairs has seemingly lurched in recent years from crisis to crisis, from veterans dying waiting for care in Phoenix and suffering missed diagnoses in Oklahoma to surgery failures in Memphis and Washington, D.C., to name only a few. Read More | 
