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Ride-sharing company Lyft is letting patients schedule nonemergency medical transport (NEMT) on health organization’s dime with the launch of Lyft Pass…
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Welcome to this week’s Chutes & Ladders, our roundup of hirings, firings and retirings throughout the industry. Please submit the good news—or the bad—from your…
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The digital health technology sector is growing rapidly, spurred on by the shift to virtual care during the COVID-19 pandemic.…
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Several provider groups are pressing the Biden administration to create another chance for providers to sign up for the Direct…
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Boston-based Cohere Health has scored $36 million in its second round of funding less than a year after it launched.…
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Papa, the startup tackling loneliness among seniors, closed a $60 million series C funding round, bringing its total financial backing…
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The White House announced it will not buy more shots of Pfizer or Moderna’s COVID-19 vaccines after a federal recommendation…
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The COVID-19 pandemic has exposed major logistical challenges in healthcare as collecting and sharing medical data is still often a…
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The House overwhelmingly passed legislation to pause cuts to Medicare payments to help providers still facing financial challenges due to…
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The Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) announced it approved a waiver for Illinois to ensure Medicaid eligibility for…
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Microsoft plans to buy speech recognition company Nuance Communications for $19.7 billion to expand its reach into healthcare. The software…
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Vesta Healthcare, a digital health platform focused on home-based care, pulled in $65 million in growth capital to help it…
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Electronic health record startup Canvas Medical scored $17 million in series A funding to expand its health plan partnerships and fuel…
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President Biden proposed an ambitious budget for the next federal fiscal year that includes more money for fighting the opioid…
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The Biden administration is proposing a $444 million increase in Medicare payments to skilled nursing facilities for the federal fiscal…
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The Biden administration has proposed giving rehabilitation facilities a 2.2% payment increase for the 2022 federal fiscal year that starts in…
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Startup insurer Bright Health has acquired Zipnosis to strengthen its position in the telehealth market. Financial terms of the deal…
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The past year has put a spotlight on a growing mental health crisis as Americans face increased stress and anxiety…
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Firefly Health banked $40 million in Series B funding backed by Andreessen Horowitz (a16z) to launch a new health plan benefit…
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Women’s health startup Tia launched in 2017 with a focus on creating a modern medical home for women by integrating…
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A new study found a low prevalence of physicians having advance care planning talks with their patients despite a steady…
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Virtual reality (VR) technology is emerging as one of the more promising, and nonaddictive, pain management tools. Los Angeles-based AppliedVR…
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In the first quarter of 2021 investors doubled down on digital health, pouring $6.7 billion into the sector and making it the most-funded…
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At the end of 2020, Tenet Healthcare made a major pivot to enter the ambulatory surgery center business with a…
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The Department of Health and Human Services appears to have begun conducting an outlier analysis on its reimbursement to healthcare…
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In its first major move into healthcare, Mastercard is teaming up with b.well Connected Health to launch a digital solution…
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Tech-enabled primary care group Crossover Health hauled in $168 million in new funding to expand its platform to self-insured employers…
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Hospitals and health system pharmacists are urging the Biden administration to review insurer “white bagging” policies. The American Hospital Association…
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In a few days, a new regulation goes into effect that will give patients unprecedented access to their healthcare information…
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Starting next week, a new regulation goes into effect that will give patients easier access to their digital health records through…
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The Biden administration is temporarily holding Medicare claims with service dates on or after April 1 to ensure providers aren’t…
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Two years after teaming up to boost data sharing and ease administrative headaches, Epic and Humana are ramping up their…
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Medicare Advantage plan holders spend $1,640 less a year compared with traditional fee-for-service, a new analysis finds. The analysis released…
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As some countries and private companies have already begun experimenting with so-called “vaccine passports,” it’s likely digital vaccine credentials will…
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In the past year, the COVID-19 pandemic accelerated the shift to digital health and drove unprecedented investments in the health…
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Telehealth giant Amwell saw a massive jump in virtual visits during the COVID-19 pandemic, tallying up 5.9 million visits in 2020, up…
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Ransomware attacks cost the healthcare industry $20.8 billion in downtime in 2020, which is double the number from 2019, according…
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Startup medical supplier Better Health has officially launched with $3.5 million in seed funding and partnerships with Humana and Oscar…
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Healthcare “map maker” Komodo Health netted $220 million in new funding to build out its data analytics platform for healthcare and life…
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Uber is ramping up its prescription delivery business by teaming up with software company ScriptDrop. The rideshare giant will be…
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On-demand mental health company Ginger is the latest digital health startup to reach unicorn status following a Series E funding round.…
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Appriss Health, a company known for its prescription drug monitoring analytics, has snagged PatientPing to bulk up its care coordination software.…
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Digital health company Ro has raised half a billion dollars to scale up its platform that includes online pharmacy services,…
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This week, Amazon announced a move that many had been expecting since the tech giant launched a virtual health pilot…
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Chris McCann, co-founder and CEO of Current Health, sat down with Dr. Eric Topol, founder and director of the Scripps…
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Glen Tullman led a blockbuster IPO when Livongo raised $335 million as it went public in 2019. He also was…
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The Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) has delayed the effective date of a controversial rule that calls for…
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Happify Health, a startup building digital therapeutics for people with chronic diseases, raised $73 million in new funding. The investments were led…
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Welcome to this week’s Chutes & Ladders, our roundup of hirings, firings and retirings throughout the industry. Please submit the good news—or…
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Top infectious disease expert Anthony Fauci, M.D., said the challenge the U.S. faces in its fight against COVID-19 is vaccinating…
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