Ran Shul, K Health
K Health started life as symptom checker and spent a lot of time working with…
Ran Shul, K Health
K Health started life as symptom checker and spent a lot of time working with Elevance/Anthem. But in recent years has become a sophisticated LLM tuned to patients and now is working exclusively with major health systems as a front door including Mayo, Cedars Sinai and now Atlantic Health providing PatientGPT and Virtual Primary Care….
Hospital Margins Fell This Summer Amid Outpatient Slowdown, Data Shows
Hospitals’ operating margins fell to 1.4% in July, down from 2.2% in May and June, according to new data from Kaufman Hall. The margin decrease was driven largely by a seasonal slowdown in elective surgeries and payer mix pressures. The post Hospital Margins Fell This Summer Amid Outpatient Slowdown, Data Shows appeared first on MedCity…
Thatch Secures $108M, Reaches $1B Valuation
The Series C funding round was from The General Partnership, Index Ventures, General Catalyst and Andreessen Horowitz. The post Thatch Secures $108M, Reaches $1B Valuation appeared first on MedCity News.
GSK Commits $750M to Get Chimagen’s Phase 1-Ready Drug for Multiple Myeloma
GSK is acquiring global rights to a T cell engager that Chimagen Biosciences developed to hit three targets. GSK believes this tri-specific approach could offer advantages over currently available drugs that hit two targets, but other big pharma companies are also developing trispecific antibodies. The post GSK Commits $750M to Get Chimagen’s Phase 1-Ready Drug…
Civitas Conference to Feature Health Data Utilities, Community Information Exchanges
Civitas Networks for Health CEO Jolie Ritzo says her organization is launching a health data utility learning community
The Real Bottleneck in U.S. Pharma Reshoring Isn’t Factories – It’s Talent
Pharma leaders must take a “construction crew” mindset and start treating workforce development in the same manner as they do critical infrastructure. The post The Real Bottleneck in U.S. Pharma Reshoring Isn’t Factories – It’s Talent appeared first on MedCity News.
Health Care Access and Affordability for Adults with Multiple or Complex Health Conditions: A Snapshot of Patient Experiences
Significant shares of adults with multiple or complex health conditions, including cancer, lung disease, diabetes, cardiovascular disease, and mental health conditions say they struggle to pay their medical bills and access needed care and medication. These challenges fall hardest on uninsured adults who face greater costs and access challenges.
Survey: Adults With Multiple or Complex Health Conditions Face Significant Challenges with Health Costs and Commonly Struggle to Access Care
Adults with multiple or complex health conditions, who already face unique physical and mental challenges, commonly struggle to pay their medical bills and access needed care and medication—challenges that fall hardest on uninsured adults, according to a KFF survey of more than 25 thousand adults. “If the first obligation of a health care system is to take…
How Human-Led AI Improves Healthcare Marketing Intelligence
[Sponsored] A new white paper from LiveWorld highlights how AI tools for healthcare marketers fall short and what’s needed for more effective marketing strategies. The post How Human-Led AI Improves Healthcare Marketing Intelligence appeared first on MedCity News.
A Cancer Survivor Hoped To Work — Then She Lost Her Medicaid Disability Coverage
Taya Hailstone has been in remission from childhood Hodgkin lymphoma for five years. But the cancer’s lasting damage to her organs and nerves can make basic tasks, like loading a dishwasher, hard. Still, Montana’s health department decided last year that Hailstone is no longer eligible for low-cost disability health coverage through Medicaid. The department switched…
