White House launches digital health initiative backed by leading tech firms

Secretary of Health and Human Services Robert F. Kennedy Jr. shakes hands with US President Donald Trump as Medicare and Medicaid Administrator Mehmet Oz looks on at the conclusion of an event on "Making Health Technology Great Again," in the East Room of the White House in Washington, DC on July 30, 2025. JIM WATSON/AFP via Getty Images

The Trump administration announced Wednesday that it secured the backing of over 60 leading healthcare and technology companies for an initiative designed to make personal medical data more accessible to U.S. consumers via digital devices. 

The effort, which is largely focused on making health information interoperable and shareable across different technologies and tools, is spearheaded by the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services. 

In remarks delivered Wednesday afternoon in the East Room of the White House, President Donald Trump said “with today's announcement, we take a major step to ...