Insurers align pre-treatment review standards
Insurers align pre-treatment review standards.
CMS taps 150 digital health companies, providers for ACCESS Model
The payment rates for the ACCESS model, unveiled in February, were lower than the industry expected and fell below current billing models.
Prior Authorization: I Killed It Once. They Brought It Back.
A former health plan CMO followed the money — and the numbers are worse than the industry wants you to know.
AI Chatbots Give Misleading Medical Advice 50% of the Time
Artificial intelligence-driven chatbots are giving users problematic medical advice about half the time, according to a new study, highlighting the health risks of the technology that’s becoming increasingly integral in day-to-day life.
Why the U.S. Spends So Much on Healthcare
A big reason is the high prices Americans pay for surgeries and drugs.
Investor Insights: Interview with Vanessa Villaverde, Managing Partner, Sparrow Fund
A big reason is the high prices Americans pay for surgeries and drugs.
CMS greenlights more than 150 participants for chronic care experiment
New approach will test whether technology can boost health outcomes, save costs.
AI Startups Flashing Record Revenue Numbers Are Not What They Seem
Andreessen Horowitz general partner Jennifer Li stated a quiet corrective on TechCrunch's Equity podcast in February. "Not all ARR is created equal," she said, “and not all growth is equal either.”
Where Do Americans Get Health Information and What Do They Trust?
Health care providers are the most common source of health information for Americans, who view them as more accurate than other sources.
Women’s Health Market Is Poised to Reach $600B by 2030
A PwC report finds that women’s health is evolving into a much larger, high-growth market as investment expands beyond reproductive care, though it remains underfunded and under-researched.
In the age of AI, what counts as a breakthrough medical device?
Newer breakthrough devices can increasingly solve problems that physicians simply can’t.
Using persuasive technologies in value-based health care
Persuasive technologies are designed to help people adopt and keep using digital or other products. The best persuasive technologies for modern or value-based health care are not the flashiest ones. They are the ones that improve adherence, self-management, early intervention, patient experience, and measurable outcomes without undermining trust or autonomy.
What’s the state of healthcare AI regulation?
States have taken the lead in establishing guidelines for using health AI.
One VC Litmus Test for Investable Healthcare AI Startups
Katie Jacobs Stanton, founder of Moxxie Ventures, shared some details of how she and her team evaluate healthcare AI startups. She stressed the need for founders with deep industry expertise, differentiated products and realistic distribution strategies.
Can quantum computers now solve health care problems?
After 30 months of fast-paced innovation in quantum algorithms, six research groups are hoping to hit paydirt. But there can be only one big winner—if there is a winner at all.
What Americans sacrifice due to high health costs
Tens of millions of Americans have delayed surgeries, vacation plans, career moves and other big life decisions because of the cost of health care, a new West Health-Gallup survey found.
As Health Insurance Costs Soar CFOs Seek Ways to Dull the Pain
Companies face a roughly 9.5% surge in costs this year, the biggest rise in at least 15 years.
The dangers of vertical integration in health care
In the U.S., many entities related to health care are owned by the same companies. This is a concept called vertical integration, where one business controls every stage of the supply chain.
The AI push in health care is deepening medicine’s trust crisis
This push to expand AI in health care is intensifying an existing trust crisis.
What happens when nearly an entire state is kicked off Medicare Advantage?
Forced disenrollments are spiking for MA beneficiaries as payers reduce options, a new study finds.