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

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

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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

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

Health Tech, BioPharma, Payers, Providers

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We Are Rats; If Pharma Could Be Brave … And Other Bullseye POVs You Won’t Hear at Other Events

MedCity News' new event for healthcare investors and corporate business development leads — Bullseye — hit the mark when it comes to provocative and thoughtful commentary. Here's what was said in panels throughout the day.

By Arundhati Parmar

Health Tech, Legal

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Why Hims & Hers Is Embroiled in Yet Another Controversy, This Time with the FTC

The FTC and the states of Utah and California sued Hims & Hers, alleging it improperly shared consumers’ health information and misled customers about billing, subscriptions and cancellations.

By Marissa Plescia

BioPharma, Pharma

J&J Joins Immune Reset Race, Paying $785M to Partner on Sail Bio Cell Therapy

Johnson & Johnson also gains an exclusive option to acquire Sail Biosciences for $2.58 billion. The deal puts J&J in the mix of pharmaceutical companies developing next-generation cell therapies for applications in autoimmune diseases.

By Frank Vinluan

MedCity Influencers

More Medications, Less Clarity: Strengthening Polypharmacy Support for CKD Patients

Interdisciplinary coordination between nephrologists, primary care providers, pharmacists, dieticians, and everyone who interacts with patients is essential to ensure patient education, improve adherence, and reduce medication errors.

By Tim Pflederer

MedCity Influencers

The Code Gets You Paid — The Variant Gets You Treated

The between a code that satisfies a payer and the information a physician needs to treat a person, is what nearly every healthcare AI tool is racing past. As we push these systems toward precision medicine and genomics, that gap stops being an annoyance and becomes a patient safety issue.

By Jay Anders

Moving Beyond Reactive Healthcare: 5 Traits of Successful Healthcare Organizations

A new whitepaper by League highlights examples from collaborations with Baptist Health.

By League and MedCity News