Function Health has a 23andMe problem

By DEEKSHA HEGDE I had an itch to draw parallels between the two. The structural facts kept lining up in ways I couldn’t dismiss, and by the end, I stopped trying. Function’s product is an app: you pay $365 a year, go to a Quest Diagnostics location, get 160+ biomarkers tested twice a year, and…

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Jason Prestinario, Particle Health

Jason Prestinario is CEO of Particle Health. The company is best known for its current lawsuit against Epic, but behind that there is a real company delivering a set of products as on ramp for clients wanting to access health data. Particle was cut off from access to Carequality & Epic a couple of years…

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Why do U.S. physicians make so much money?

Let’s look at some data on mean annual physician income in the U.S. compared to other countries: U.S.: $458,100Canada: $194,700Netherlands: $185,700Sweden: $115,200 Why are U.S. physician incomes so much higher than other developed countries? Is it a good idea to try to drive down physician incomes? An NBER working paper by Buehler et al. (2026)…

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