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Commission flags AI, Medicaid changes and youth addiction as emerging local concerns
Summary
Members identified artificial intelligence, state and federal Medicaid changes and rising youth gambling/vaping as emerging issues the health department should track and the commission should flag for town leadership.
Members of the New Canaan Health and Human Services Commission spent part of their meeting identifying emerging risks and trends they believe deserve early attention, including the effects of artificial intelligence, the unwinding of Medicaid coverage and rising youth addiction behaviors such as gambling and vaping.
One commissioner said, “AI, honestly, is the biggest issue of our time,” and described…
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