Sarah Monroe once had a relatively comfortable middle-class life. She and her family lived in a neatly landscaped neighborhood near Cleveland. They had a six-figure income and health insurance. Then, four years ago, when Monroe was pregnant with twin girls, something started to feel off. “I kept having to come into the emergency room for…
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The real promise of AI agents lies not in their intelligence but in their ability to deliver empathy at scale. By taking on repetitive tasks and restoring capacity to the people who deliver care, AI can help rebalance the system toward its original, deeply human purpose. The post Actionable AI in Clinical Settings: Trust and…
For someone already managing chronic disease, menopause can disrupt stability and complicate treatment plans in ways that aren’t always immediately visible but show up over time in outcomes and utilization. The post Menopause Is an Overlooked Driver of Cost in High-Risk Populations appeared first on MedCity News.
They’re the fixers, the ones who step in when Affordable Care Act enrollees have a problem with their coverage, like a newborn incorrectly left off a policy or discovering that a rogue broker had signed them up or switched their plan without consent. Specially trained caseworkers help resolve such issues, which might otherwise cause consumers…
Sprinter Health’s $55 million Series B round was led by General Catalyst and included participation from Andreessen Horowitz (a16z) Bio + Health, the Regents of the University of California, Google Ventures and Accel. The post Sprinter Health Raises $55M to Expand Home Health Services for Health Plans appeared first on MedCity News.
Throne Science — a startup selling an AI-powered toilet camera that tracks gut health, hydration and urinary function — closed a $10 million Series A funding round. CEO Scott Hickle said the goal is to become a “smoke detector for colorectal cancer,” filling a monitoring gap he noted the wearables industry has largely ignored. The…
After Jaewon Ryu’s departure, Dale Maxwell, former president and CEO of Presbyterian Healthcare Services, will serve as interim CEO
CLARKSBURG, California. – En una soleada mañana de agosto, en este pueblo agrícola, antes que las temperaturas se dispararan hasta los 103 grados Fahrenheit, el secretario de Salud y Servicios Humanos (HHS) de Estados Unidos, Xavier Becerra, se paró frente a la pequeña biblioteca pública. Becerra venía a hablar de los esfuerzos de la administración…
This year will likely see a high rate of divesture among hospital M&A deals, according to Anu Singh, managing director at Kaufman Hall. He also predicted that health systems will continue to pursue partnerships with a broader array of organizations, such as payers and venture firms, to solve challenges. The post What’s In Store for…