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Health Tech Promised Simplicity — Why Does It Feel Like More Work?

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The Trust Gap in Digital Health and AI Starts With Design — Here’s How to Close It

The gap between what technology can do and how much patients trust it won't close on its own. Here are some design decisions that build trust — and some that quietly destroy it.

By Yuliia Apanasenko

From Blind Spots to Better Outcomes: How SNF Data Transparency Strengthens LTSS

What if health plans could identify member decline before an avoidable hospitalization occurs? Real-time clinical visibility into long-stay SNF members uncovers risk earlier and drives better outcomes.

By Anna Keith, Vice President of LTSS Product & Strategy at Centene Corporation, and Phyllis Wojtusik, RN, Executive Vice President of Value-Based Care at Real Time Medical Systems

BioPharma, Hospitals, Policy, Providers

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HHS Is Reviving Its 340B Rebate Push — And Providers Are None Too Pleased

HHS is reviving a rebate program for 340B drug discounts after the previous pilot was blocked in court earlier this year. Providers say the change will burden already cash-strapped providers with new administrative and financial costs.

By Katie Adams

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Health Tech, Payers

Report: Telehealth Uptake Is Lagging in Rural Areas

An Elevance Health Public Policy Institute study found rural patients used telehealth less than non-rural patients across all chronic conditions and insurance types.

By Marissa Plescia

BioPharma, Pharma

Supernus and Indivior to Merge, Forming a New CNS-Focused Pharma Company

M&A activity is going beyond big pharma acquisitions with Supernus Pharmaceuticals and Indivior Pharmaceuticals reaching a stock deal that the companies call a merger of equals. The combined company’s portfolio will have 11 commercialized products in addiction, attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder, depression, and Parkinson’s disease.

By Frank Vinluan

MedCity Influencers

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From Ethics to Trust: Strategic Guardrails for Safe, Secure, Effective AI in Healthcare

Ethical AI and trustworthy AI frameworks should be table stakes for healthcare and life sciences organizations seeking to innovate with AI.

By Luk Arbuckle

MedCity Influencers

Beyond Adoption: The Habits Shaping Digital Health

The products that succeed over time are usually the ones that make life easier, fit naturally into existing routines and continue delivering value long after the novelty wears off.

By Dara St. Louis

Hospitals

‘We’re Not Going to Be Bullied’: Sentara Digs in on Anthem Contract Fight

Sentara Health notified Anthem that it will let its commercial, Medicare and Medicaid contracts expire at year's end unless the two sides reach a new rate agreement. The dispute puts coverage for an estimated 380,000 Virginians at risk.

By Katie Adams

BioPharma, Pharma

Apnimed’s IPO Bags $192M for What Could Become the First Oral Sleep Apnea Drug

Apnimed will apply the IPO proceeds toward the regulatory process and launch plans of Oxnimbi, a once-nightly pill developed for obstructive sleep apnea. This drug is under FDA review with a February 2027 target date for a regulatory decision.

By Frank Vinluan

Health Tech

4 Notable Health Tech Funding Announcements in July

Health tech companies made several major funding announcements in July. Here is a list of some of the biggest funding rounds.

By Marissa Plescia

Where Will AI Deployment Benefit Payers the Most?

We are taking a look at how health insurers are using AI, defining success, and managing cybersecurity risks. Give us your opinions by completing our brief, anonymous survey.

By MedCity News

MedCity Influencers

The Next Phase of Value-Based Care: Why Specialty-Led Models Will Define the Future of Healthcare

The future of value-based care will hinge on empowering providers, and specialists in particular, with the data and strategic partnerships to proactively manage patient health beyond traditional clinical settings.

By Paul Marchetti

MedCity Influencers

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Hope Is Not a Soft Concept, It’s a Strategic Imperative in Cancer Innovation

Hope is a catalyst for scientific ambition. It encourages researchers, clinicians, investors, and innovators to pursue solutions where none currently exist. In oncology, many major breakthroughs begin with the belief that a better answer is possible.

By Sanjeev Luther

BioPharma, Startups, Health Tech, Providers

Healthcare Moves: A Monthly Summary of Hires, Exits and Layoffs

July has seen a slew of executive hires, exits and layoffs across the healthcare industry. For instance, Aledade, Providence and Whoop named new executives. There were also layoffs at organizations including Novartis, Adventist Health and Wellstar Health System.

By Katie Adams

Artificial Intelligence, Startups, BioPharma

Startup to Acquisition in 2 Years: Grove AI’s Journey to Transform Clinical Trials

Grove AI’s technology uses voice agents to recruit eligible patients for clinical trials. Formed in 2024, the startup’s rapid growth led to its acquisition by Hippocratic AI earlier this year.

By Frank Vinluan

Payers, Health Tech

Daffodil Health Launches No Surprises Act Dispute Management Solution

Daffodil Health launched an AI-powered solution to help payers manage No Surprises Act disputes by automating claims review, negotiations and arbitration workflows.

By Marissa Plescia

MedCity Influencers

The Battles We Face: ADHD From A Patient Perspective, And What Providers Should Know

Caring for patients with ADHD, or those who potentially have ADHD, extends far beyond diagnosis and prescribing.

By Amber Gill

MedCity Influencers

Three Ways Distressed Healthcare Must Evolve

What healthcare needs now is a connected, deeply integrated system of action that works with the system of record to complete work across the enterprise, supported by accountable partners willing to stand behind the outcomes they create.

By Sachin K. Gupta

Consumer / Employer, Startups

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Why General Catalyst Is Betting $450M on Function Health’s Preventive Care Push

Function Health raised $450 million in growth financing from General Catalyst's Customer Value Fund, just eight months after its $298 million Series B. The lab-testing startup plans to use the capital to expand access to its testing and imaging services.

By Katie Adams