LAS VEGAS—Hinge Health and Omada Health were the first two digital health companies to go public this year after an IPO drought and the industry has been counting on them to open the floodgates. Hinge Health CEO Daniel Perez believes the digital health IPO "wave" might take some time.
Alternative funding programs claim to help self-insured employers save money on specialty meds by obtaining them for free or at a steep discount through alternative sources. While they sound promising, some experts describe them as sneaky, harmful to patients and in a gray zone ethically and legally.
Provisions in the One Big Beautiful Bill Act expanding the criteria for orphan drugs exempt from Medicare's drug price negotiation will have a greater hit than previously estimated, the Congressional Budget Office wrote in a revised cost estimate.
LAS VEGAS—Optum is rolling out a new, AI-powered system that aims to make the claims processing experience work more efficiently.
The 19-hospital nonprofit has been served a subpoena, and said it intends to cooperate with the probe. Most new noncompete agreements were banned in the state under a 2023 law.
The lab will be run in partnership with Dandelion Health. Vendors with models that predict cardiovascular risk can undergo a performance and clinical evaluation by the nation's trusted scientific leader in heart health.
Elevance Health kicked off another round of earnings reports for major insurers Tuesday morning, posting double-digit year-over-year growth for both revenue and profits.
LAS VEGAS—Oscar Health has unveiled its slate of plans available for the 2026 open enrollment window, including a new product launch designed for members navigating menopause.
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LAS VEGAS—WeightWatchers is joining forces with Amazon Pharmacy to make it easier for members to access weight management medications.
Hartford HealthCare's $86.1 million stalking horse bid was the only offer received for Manchester Memorial and Rockville General, two of the three Connecticut hospitals at the heart of a legal dispute between bankrupt Prospect Medical Holdings and Yale New Haven Health.
OpenEvidence has seen explosive growth, now supporting more than 16 million clinical consultations per month. The startup has raised nearly $500 million since it was founded in 2022.
LAS VEGAS—Highmark is teaming up with Noom to roll out its weight management solution to members.
The data sharing ecosystem's first phase, launching later this month, will facilitate automated attribution for Humana Medicare Advantage members. Other capabilities still to come will broadly cut down the organizations' administrative burdens and help fuel value-based care initiatives, the major payer and provider said.
LAS VEGAS—The company is working with the Queen’s Health Systems in Honolulu and Duke Health in Durham to advance the development of its new AI-driven hospital operations software.
LAS VEGAS—Over the last 18 months, knownwell has expanded its hybrid care offering from Massachusetts to Georgia, Illinois and Texas and launched virtual care for patients in all 50 states.
LAS VEGAS— Ashley Tyrner-Dolce is now using her experience starting and scaling a company to help new founders grow their healthcare startups. As a new operating partner at HLM Investment Partners, she will help founders shape their go-to-market approaches.
Cedar Cover embeds a financial safety net directly into hospital billing workflows, helping patients access resources in one digital platform.
Microsoft expanded its Dragon Copilot AI clinical assistant to nurses, designing its ambient AI technology specifically for unique nursing workflows.
Verily launched a free consumer health app to connect patients with personalized care recommendations based on their health data.
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