For years, Congress has signaled that it wants to crack down on Pharmacy Benefit Managers, the middle men that have come under fire for their vertical integration with insurers and
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OpenEvidence has raised nearly $700 million since it was founded in 2021. Last month, the Miami-based company closed a $250 million Series funding round that brought its valuation to a
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There is a sense that the AI in healthcare landscape is shifting as Anthropric and OpenAI vie for industry dominance. Both have sought to build up their healthcare offerings over
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Post-acute care has always operated under tight margins and heavy regulation, but the pressure facilities are facing now is fundamentally different. Leaders are being asked to improve patient outcomes, maintain
Keeping Honest in Healthcare: Engineering Accountability into AI
The healthcare industry has spent billions on automation in the last decades, but for many, AI hasn’t delivered the efficiency or financial returns they expected. Recent research from MIT found
Bayer Reveals Data That Could Make Stroke Prevention Drug Its Next Blockbuster Product
For those who have experienced a stroke, the chances of a second one are high. An experimental Bayer drug reduced this risk by 26% in a pivotal trial, supporting the
Why HHS Scrapping Its 340B Rebate Program Is a Win For Providers
The Department of Health and Human Services is scrapping the 340B Drug Pricing Program‘s rebate model, according to a Thursday court filing. Hospitals are reacting with glee, as the rebate
Chamber Secures $60M to Advance Value-Based Cardiology
Chamber Cardio, a value-based cardiology company, announced Wednesday that it raised $60 million in Series A funding, which will be used to help scale the startup. The company works with
Do Ambient Scribe Startups Have a Future Now That Epic Launched Its Own Tool?
EHR giant Epic rolled out an AI charting tool on Thursday, giving its customers a built-in tool that listens during appointments, drafts clinical documentation and prepares orders based on what
The Digital Health M&A Wave Is Finally Here
The Covid-19 pandemic spurred a rapid expansion of health tech companies, and new market realities post pandemic meant it was only a matter of time before some consolidated. Indeed, investors









