Nabla names new CEO as AI scribe looks to scale
Brian Manning, who previously worked at health tech companies like Bamboo Health and Zocdoc, replaces the AI company’s co-founder and former CEO Alex LeBrun.
Read full article →Medicare Monitor
Tracking Medicare news, policy, and coverage changes.
Anterior, Stellarus enter strategic partnership to speed up AI-driven prior authorizations
The companies say providers will receive quicker, first-time approvals through the partnership, ultimately giving members quicker care access.
Read full article →Prosper Medical banks $16M to scale AI-driven concierge care platform
Artificial intelligence-driven health platform Prosper Medical secured $16 million in seed funding to make concierge medicine more accessible through scaling its AI-powered platform.
Read full article →Cigna expands AI-powered care management programs for members
Cigna Healthcare is taking steps to significantly expand its personalized care management programs, leaning on AI to identify risks sooner and simplify the patient journey.
Read full article →Teladoc Health unveils new virtual care model for employers, health plans that ties payment to results
Teladoc Health unveiled a new virtual care model for employers and health plans designed to offer a more coordinated, personalized approach for members, while tying payment to clinical and financial outcomes.
Read full article →Nearly 1.6 million eggs recalled over salmonella concerns: Full list of products impacted
Both white and cage-free brown eggs are impacted.
Read full article →How USAID’s elimination hit US efforts on cyclospora
When the Trump administration and Elon Musk’s Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) dismantled the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) last year, it set off a chain of events that is still being felt in the sluggish federal response to a record number of cyclosporiasis infections. USAID helped fund key divisions of the Centers...
Read full article →Congo's Ebola outbreak has killed over 1,000 people
BUNIA, Congo (AP) — More than 1,000 people have died in the Ebola outbreak in Congo, according to Africa's top health body, a grim toll in the fastest Ebola outbreak in history, as conflict, community resistance and an uneven response fuel its spread. Speaking at a health summit in Ghana on Wednesday, Dr. Jean Kaseya,...
Read full article →Assured Health Secures $19M to Get Providers In-Network Faster with Agentic AI
Assured Health raised $19 million for its AI agents that verify provider credentials and manage insurance enrollment for health systems and group practices. The startup said it can cut a process that usually takes months down to days. The post Assured Health Secures $19M to Get Providers In-Network Faster with Agentic AI appeared first on MedCity News .
Read full article →African countries are facing rising rates of cancer. What's being done about it?
Cancer diagnoses are on the rise in sub-Saharan Africa and the Eastern Mediterranean regions, but care lags behind.
Read full article →$10B M&A Deal Pays Off With GSK’s First Lung Cancer Drug Approval
GSK drug Jideytro received FDA approval for treating advanced cases of non-small cell lung cancer driven by ROS1 alterations. This molecule came from Nuvalent, which GSK recently acquired for $10.6 billion. The post $10B M&A Deal Pays Off With GSK’s First Lung Cancer Drug Approval appeared first on MedCity News .
Read full article →Headspace Teams Up with 4 Companies for Specialty Care
Headspace announced partnerships with Charlie Health, Cortica, Prosper Health and Equip. The post Headspace Teams Up with 4 Companies for Specialty Care appeared first on MedCity News .
Read full article →