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An embrace of AI applications presents challenges, which is why Chairman Griffith stresses the importance of human supervision to complement the AI transition.\n\nYou can read Chairman Griffith’s op-ed piece in the Washington Times here and below.\n\nSmart use of AI can improve American healthcare\n\nRevolutionary ideas and technologies continue to fuel success stories in health care.\n\nAs a senior member of the House Committee on Energy and Commerce, and Chairman of the Health Subcommittee, I regularly hear perspectives on medical advances that bring newfound hope to patients, families and communities.\n\nTelehealth is one such technological breakthrough. By saving patients time, money and peace of mind, many Americans enjoy more convenient and accessible care.\n\nWhile the demand for health care convenience and access soars, so too does the demand for new cures and treatments.\n\nThe Health Subcommittee has championed policies to help create new classes of treatments for rare diseases.\n\nThe Mikaela Naylon Give Kids a Chance Act which became law in February strengthens federal efforts to review and approve therapies for rare diseases like pediatric cancer.\n\nThe ACT for ALS Reauthorization Act of 2026 which I reported out of the Health Subcommittee directs millions of dollars to research for ALS and other neurodegenerative diseases.\n\nCongressional actions like these, among others, to support American patients are meaningful steps to strengthen the future of the American health care landscape.\n\nWhat else bears fruit for our medical future?\n\nI believe much of our health care success will hinge on the blossoming potential of artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning (ML).\n\nThis Congress, I led a Health Subcommittee hearing to explore ways our American health care system can keep pace with the speed of science through applications of AI and ML.\n\nAI presents new opportunities to detect disease sooner, deploy improved medical guidance and deliver more precise care to patients. The sooner that the patient receives care, the lesser the risk of severe illness or death that the patient faces.\n\nNot only does this approach prevent delays in care; it also helps prevent future cost increases that impact patients, government programs and health care providers.\n\nIn addition to benefitting our health care system, a boost in early detection efforts will ease the burdens on health care providers!\n\nAdditional resources are made available, thanks to AI advances.\n\nMedical device companies analyze how their products can better administer care. Insurance companies process claims to help patients access more timely care. Doctors and health care professionals streamline operations to complete required medical paperwork at a faster clip.\n\nThe recently passed Virginia State budget reflects the building momentum for AI in health care. The legislative blueprint directs the Department of Medical Assistance Services (DMAS) to strengthen call center operations through the application of AI technologies.\n\nEven with the potential to achieve an abundance of favorable health outcomes through AI, we must be cautious about the current challenges facing AI application.\n\nAI is not perfect. A blanketed embrace of AI technologies without appropriate guardrails would be irresponsible policy and grounded in fantasy.\n\nWhat reality shows is unlocking AI’s full potential in health care requires human supervision. We need responsible administration and active oversight of AI tools, while also placing an emphasis on safety. 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The funding will support research of artificial intelligence (AI) applications like machine learning and natural language processing to medically treat seniors in rural communities.\n\nIn response to this grant notice, U.S. Congressman Morgan Griffith (R-VA) issued the following statement:\n\n“American health care stands to benefit from a transition to AI technologies.\n\n“This HHS grant for more than $460,000 helps Virginia Tech explore health care solutions with the use of AI applications.”\n\nBACKGROUND\n\nAs a member of the House Committee on Energy and Commerce, Congressman Griffith serves as the Chairman of the Health Subcommittee.\n\nCongressman Griffith’s published op-ed in The Washington Times on the impacts of AI on health care progress can be found here.\n\n###","url":"https://morgangriffith.house.gov/news/documentsingle.aspx?DocumentID=405776","published_at":"2026-07-27","ai_topics":["research","innovation"],"ai_stance":"neutral","ai_summary":"Griffith touts a federal grant funding AI health care research for rural seniors without taking a regulatory position.","ai_processed":true,"bill_ids":[],"ai_relevance_score":null,"bill_refs":[],"classifier":null},{"id":"1d3bacc75e77222a","politician_id":"G000568","type":"press_release","content":"U.S. Congressman Morgan Griffith (R-VA), Chairman of the Subcommittee on Health for the House Committee on Energy and Commerce, appeared on the latest edition of “The Deciders.” During his appearance, Congressman Griffith outlined policies and actions needed to protect America’s rural communities.\n\nClick here or below to watch the full episode featuring Congressman Griffith.\n\nChairman Griffith on helping draft policies to combat the synthetic opioid crisis:\n\n“The one that I think probably had the most impact in the early years was the Drug Prescription Monitoring Program…I was very proud we got that included in the [SUPPORT ACT]. And then my bill, the HALT Fentanyl bill, that I did with Bob Latta. So we scheduled all the analogues, there’s about 4,300 of them, as Schedule I.”\n\nChairman Griffith on efforts to lower drug costs in the United States:\n\n“You’ve got to have that balance. You want the medical pharmaceutical companies to do the research, to find the new medicine, to find the breakthrough. We want to keep the jobs here in the U.S. instead of sending them to China. At the same time, it’s not fair and President Trump’s been all over this. It’s not fair that other countries in the world use our breakthroughs at a much lower cost. So he’s working hard and I agree with him. They have to pay for some of the research costs too. It should not just be the American consumer.”\n\nChairman Griffith on the impacts of Artificial Intelligence (AI) and data centers:\n\n“The right answer is to figure out a way that [data centers] pay all of [their] own upgrade costs to the electric system. [They] pay for [their] own substation, or as the case is with a facility that is being built in Wise County, Virginia. They are building a natural gas generator as a part of the data center, and that I think is the right answer.”\n\n“That doesn’t mean there won’t be individuals who are negatively impacted and we have to work to make sure we lessen that impact. 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