Your next primary care doctor could be online only, accessed through an AI tool

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When her doctor died suddenly in August, Tammy MacDonald found herself among the roughly 17% of adults in America without a primary care physician.

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MacDonald downloaded the app and requested a telehealth appointment with a doctor. She then spent about 10 minutes chatting with an AI agent about why she wanted to see a doctor. Afterward, the AI tool sent a summary of the chat to a primary care doctor who could see MacDonald by video.

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