KEY TAKEAWAYS
- Companies can take action in their communities to help end the national blood supply crisis.
- Business and government agree that AI in healthcare needs coordination, clarity, and trust.
How Businesses Can Help End the National Blood Crisis
The American Red Cross declared its second-ever national blood supply crisis. The U.S. has less than a one-day supply of type O blood, the most transfused blood type, and all blood types are in short supply.
Why it matters: Companies can act now to help their communities. Just three extra donors per summer blood drive will end this shortage.
What your company can do right now:
- Amplify a local blood drive. Promote through employee newsletters and team meetings.
- Offer flexibility. Give employees time to donate.
- Host your own. Partner with the Red Cross to bring a blood drive to your workplace.
The bottom line: The business community can step up, lead, and save lives when our country needs it most.
Take action:
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3 Priorities for AI in Healthcare: Coordination, Clarity, and Trust
At recent U.S. Chamber roundtable, more than 50 government and industry leaders convened on how to successfully utilize AI to improve health outcomes. Realizing the technology's potential in healthcare requires getting three things right: stronger coordination; greater clarity; and greater trust.
Big picture: Clinical AI is advancing faster than federal policy can keep pace. Without deliberate action, the U.S. risks a fragmented regulatory landscape that delays better care for patients, stifles innovation, and burdens providers.
Key takeaways:
- Coordinate: Health and Human Services (HHS), the Office of the National Coordinator (ONC), the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS), and the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) must work with the private sector to reduce conflicting requirements and create conditions for responsible deployment.
- Clarify: A national framework with consistent standards is essential. Fifty different state regimes would drive up costs and freeze investment.
- Build trust: Transparent governance, strong data privacy, and evidence of improved outcomes are the foundation for adoption.
Be smart: Roundtable participants were explicit: clinicians, patients, and policymakers must have confidence in AI tools before those tools can deliver at scale.
Looking ahead: This convening revealed meaningful alignment on the fundamentals. The U.S. Chamber will continue bringing government and industry together to turn that alignment into action.
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CHAMBER IN ACTION
- Last week, a U.S. Chamber-led coalition called on Congress to maintain current federal transportation funding levels—including highway and surface transportation programs—if a short-term government funding measure becomes necessary.
- The U.S. Chamber of Commerce and the Tampa Bay Chamber of Commerce recently hosted a roundtable discussion in Tampa, FL, with Rep. Gus Bilirakis (R-FL) and local business leaders on the importance of ensuring that federal transportation funding continues to support local communities.
- The U.S. Chamber of Commerce and Triangle East Chamber of Commerce recently hosted a roundtable discussion with Rep. Brad Knott (R-NC) in Smithfield, NC, on how retail crime and cargo theft impact local businesses and communities.
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