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Artificial Intelligence, Health Tech, Providers

Ambient Scribes Improve Clinician Retention, Cleveland Clinic Research Shows

By Katie Adams

BioPharma

Abcuro Adds $66M to Try Again in Rare Inflammatory Disorder With No Approved Drugs

Abcuro will apply the capital to a study that could support a biologics license application in inclusion body myositis, a rare inflammatory disorder that leads to worsening muscle weakness. A Phase 2/3 study failed earlier this year, but Abcuro saw positive trends in patients with less severe disease.

By Frank Vinluan

Health Tech, Payers

Cityblock to Acquire Homeward Health, Secures $116M Series E

Cityblock Health plans to acquire rural healthcare provider Homeward Health and has raised $116 million to expand its value-based care model to rural and Medicare Advantage populations.

By Marissa Plescia

MedCity Influencers

How to Prepare Your Hospital Before H.R. 1 Hits in 2027

But the deadline that most people are not tracking, and the most worrisome, is October 1, 2026. It’s the day federal Medicaid funding ends for the country’s most vulnerable populations, including refugees, asylees, and humanitarian parolees.

By Scott Schrader

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Artificial Intelligence, Health Tech

This Week In Epic News: FTC Probe, AI Agents & More

Epic faced an FTC antitrust probe this week, but that didn't stop the EHR giant from unveiling a wave of new AI tools at its annual conference.

By Katie Adams

BioPharma, Pharma

Ambros Therapeutics’ Path for Pain Drug Goes Through Reverse Merger With Werewolf

Along with Ambros Therapeutics’ merger with Werewolf Therapeutics, the combined company will raise $150 million in a private placement. Ambros is in Phase 3 testing with a drug developed for treating a type of pain that does not respond to currently available medicines, including opioids.

By Frank Vinluan

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Inside an Automated Healthcare Practice: Redesigning Care Around People, Not Paperwork 

By reducing administrative burden and redesigning workflows around human needs, it creates space for what matters most: connection between clinicians and patients.

By Michael Blackman, MD, MBA Chief Medical Officer, Greenway Health®

MedCity Influencers

The Pulse of Innovation: How 3D Models Can Prepare Surgeons for the Operating Room

Today, 3D modeling and printing technology can make a dramatic impact — even shortening some operations by 30-90 minutes. Looking ahead, that reduction will only grow as the technology is further integrated and becomes more advanced.

By Justin Ryan

MedCity Influencers

Modernizing Payment Integrity in an Era of Systemic Fraud

Gaps in reimbursement oversight and recovery will only widen, unless plans modernize how they detect, investigate, and recoup improper payments.

By Christian Bass

Payers

SCAN, Costco Launch Medicare Partnership

SCAN Health Plan and Costco are partnering to provide a suite of insurance products for seniors.

By Marissa Plescia

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The Healthcare Payments Industry Faces a Perception Challenge

Healthcare payments are no longer about transactions. It’s about controlling the revenue cycle. And increasingly, that control is not sitting with ISOs.

By Lisa Brooks, Vice President, Healthcare Partnerships

BioPharma, Pharma

Ultragenyx Gene Therapy Becomes First FDA-Approved Treatment for Ultra-Rare Disease

Ultragenyx Pharmaceutical’s Genglycos received accelerated FDA approval for glycogen storage disease type Ia, an inherited enzyme deficiency. It’s also the first approved gene therapy for Ultragenyx, which specializes in rare disease treatments.

By Frank Vinluan

Opinion

The Imperative of Distinguishing Medical-Grade Devices from Wellness Tech

Why the flood of consumer wellness devices demands clear boundaries between lifestyle improvement and clinical diagnostics

By Dave Albert

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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

MedCity Influencers

AI in Pharmacovigilance: Why Governance Will Define Success

As adoption accelerates, organizations must ensure that the use of AI strengthens and not weakens accountability and patient safety.  

By Anuradha (Annie) Prabhakar

Devices & Diagnostics, Health Tech

Happy Health Snags $75M to Support Home-Based Care

Happy Health's $75 million round was from ARCH Venture Partners and OpenLoop.

By Marissa Plescia

BioPharma, Pharma

Merck, Moderna Personalized mRNA Cancer Therapy Achieves a First for Melanoma

Merck and Moderna said intismeran autogene, an mRNA cancer vaccine that prompts an immune response to proteins expressed by a patient’s tumors, met the main goal of a pivotal test in melanoma. It’s the most advanced trial in a 50/50 partnership evaluating the personalized cancer treatment in a wide range of tumor types.

By Frank Vinluan

Opinion

Why Bone Health Is Preventive Healthcare’s Next Big Category

The next healthcare revolution isn't about treating osteoporosis, it's about preserving mobility and healthspan.

By Laura Yecies

Consumer / Employer

Included Health Taps Carrum Health for Value-Based Specialty Care

Included Health is partnering with Carrum Health to provide high-quality specialty care while reducing costs for employers.

By Marissa Plescia

BioPharma, Pharma

Amylyx Plans FDA Filing After GLP-1 Drug Hits Trial Goals in Rare Metabolic Condition

Amylyx Pharmaceuticals’ avexitide led to statistically significant and clinically meaningful reductions in hypoglycemic events in patients with post-bariatric hypoglycemia (PBH). This peptide drug, a GLP-1 antagonist, was acquired from Eiger BioPharmaceuticals in 2024.

By Frank Vinluan

MedCity Influencers

Rural US Healthcare Has A Cybersecurity Problem — CMS Funding Can Help Fix the Part No One Sees

Rural hospitals need trained people, tested backups, downtime procedures, clinical continuity planning, and staff who know what to do when an alert fires. A framework won’t substitute for that work, but it helps organize it and makes progress measurable.

By Bimal Sheth

Payers

KFF: Insurers Denied 12%-18% of Prior Authorization Requests in 2025

KFF found that insurers denied 12%-18% of standard prior authorization requests in 2025, with significant variation among insurers and gaps in transparency.

By Marissa Plescia