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HHS wants autonomous prescribing agents approved in two years

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The Department of Health and Human Services reportedly hopes to have the FDA approve autonomous prescribing agents within two years, as Google released the open-weight MedGemma 1.5 and the FDA moved to Bayesian statistics for clinical trials.

Reporting date: 2026-01-14 (not necessarily the event date)

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HHS wants autonomous prescribing agents approved in two years
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Reporting date: 2026-01-14
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Claim: The Department of Health and Human Services reportedly hopes to have the FDA approve autonomous prescribing agents within two years, as Google released the open-weight MedGemma 1.5 and the FDA moved to Bayesian statistics for clinical trials.
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