Americans Turning to AI to Supplement Healthcare Visits
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- 59% of recent users employ AI for health information to research on their own before visiting a doctor, while 56% use it after appointments.
- 14 million U.S. adults (14% of recent users) skipped a provider visit based on AI-generated health advice in the past 30 days.
- Only 4% of users strongly trust the accuracy of AI-generated health information, with 33% trusting, 33% neutral, and 34% distrusting.
- Common uses of AI for health include nutrition/exercise questions (59%), physical symptoms (58%), understanding medication side effects (46%), and interpreting medical information (44%).
- AI is mainly a supplement to traditional care, with usage driven by self-directed research, though cost, access, and quality barriers also motivate some, especially lower-income individuals.
- Concerns exist about safety, as 11% of recent users believed AI provided unsafe health advice, highlighting risks as AI integrates into healthcare navigation.