At its health-focused event today, Google announced a series of health updates for its products, including Search. Most notably, the company announced that it’s making it easier for people to find affordable healthcare centers near them. The tech giant revealed that you will soon be able to see providers that identify as community health centers offering free or low cost care in search results.
If a medical clinic offers affordable care, you will soon see a label that reads “Free or low-cost care” under its name in search results.
“You’ll be able to see information for community health centers in the U.S. that offer free or low cost care,” said Hema Budaraju, Google’s senior director of product for health and search, during a briefing with reporters. “We’re focusing on these centers because we know that the access they provide to primary care has been demonstrated to show impact in improving chronic conditions, increasing the use of preventative services and decreas...
