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Senators Introduce Bipartisan Bill to Increase Oversight of PBMs

How LG Is Moving Into Clinical Workflows

As it deepens its push into healthcare, LG is developing more tools and workstations aimed at supporting clinical workflows. National sales leader Jim Salamon said the company’s innovations are designed around clinician needs, such as the desire for more lifelike color representation and lightweight displays that can be set up easily for home use.

By Katie Adams

BioPharma, Diagnostics

Liquid Biopsy Firm Freenome Finds a Way to the Public Markets via $330M SPAC Merger

Freenome’s SPAC merger agreement comes as the liquid biopsy developer prepares for potential 2026 commercialization of SimpleScreen, a colorectal cancer test currently under FDA review. If approved, the Freenome blood test would compete against Guardant Health’s liquid biopsy, Shield.

By Frank Vinluan

MedCity Influencers

Call Center Lessons: Streamline the Challenges and Celebrate More Wins

By building skills in operations and developing a close-knit team who show up to work with hearts of empathy and tenacity to problem solve, the issues become fewer and further between.

By Renee Donahue

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Open Enrollment: Why Rising Premiums Are Forcing Healthcare Organizations to Bet on AI and Automation

Open enrollment 2026 marks a turning point in U.S. healthcare. The cost pressures are no longer cyclical; they are structural. For payers and providers alike, the challenge is clear: we must modernize operations, not just manage costs.

By Amit Bhagat

Health Tech

Why Epic’s Judy Faulkner Rejects the MBA Mindset

At Forbes Healthcare Summit, Epic CEO Judy Faulkner explained why the company’s long-protected independence and unconventional management approach have been central to its dominance as an EHR vendor. Now, she says the company’s future will depends on how it uses its massive data stores to support AI-powered clinical decisions.

By Katie Adams

The Power of One: Redefining Healthcare with an AI-Driven Unified Platform

In a landscape where complexity has long been the norm, the power of one lies not just in unification, but in intelligence and automation.

By David Cohen, Chief Product & Technology Officer, Greenway Health

Health Tech

Relapses Don’t ‘Happen in Clinics’: Empathy Health Technologies Secures $7.6M for Sobriety App

Empathy Health's $7.6 million round was led by HealthX Ventures and included participation from Nina Capital, Ikigai Healthcare Funds, American Heart Association Ventures, Suncoast Ventures, Cortado Ventures and Wilson Sonsini Investment Company.

By Marissa Plescia

Policy

Debunked Episode 22: With ACA Subsidies Set to Expire and the Open Enrollment Window Closing, Members of Congress Brainstorm Alternatives

What are the alternatives to extending ACA subsidies for the 22 million people who purchase health plans on the ACA Marketplace? That's the focus of the latest episode of the Debunked podcast, hosted by MedCity News Editor-in-Chief Arundhati Parmar and Samir Batra, managing partner of Health Innovation Pitch.

By Stephanie Baum

BioPharma, Pharma

Crescent Bio Expands Its Cancer Drug Combo Ambitions With New Kelun-Biotech Alliance

Crescent Biopharma gains rights to a Kelun-Biotech antibody drug conjugate it plans to test in combination with its lead cancer drug, a bispecific antibody designed to block PD-1 and VEGF. Separately, Crescent raised $185 million in a private placement to support its clinical trial plans.

By Frank Vinluan

As Healthcare and Biopharma Companies Embrace AI, Insurance Underwriters See Risks and Opportunities

In an interview, Munich Re Specialty Senior Vice President Jim Craig talked about the risk that accompanies innovation and the important role that insurers play.

By Stephanie Baum

MedCity Influencers

Building Smarter, Safer Healthcare: The Role of Tech Partners in AI Adoption

Tech partners play an important role in scaling AI effectively and responsibly – without compromising patient trust.

By Julian Herbert

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Modern Interoperability: How APIs Can Heal a Fragmented System

The go-to mechanisms for differential payment – network design, case management, quality measurement and prior authorization – increasingly rely on APIs capable of handling not only claims data but, more importantly, the clinical data critical to intelligent decision-making.

By Donald Rucker

Artificial Intelligence, Devices & Diagnostics, Health Tech

Amsterdam, The Netherlands, October 19, 2025, Exterior of the newly opened head office of Philips in Zuidas financial district

What Is Philips Showing Off at RSNA This Year?

Philips showcased two major imaging innovations at RSNA 2025 — one a CT system that integrates AI into its hardware, and the other a new helium-free MRI model that embeds AI directly into signal acquisition. Both aim to improve image quality, efficiency and ease of integration — but commercial availability and real-world adoption are still forthcoming.

By Katie Adams

BioPharma, Pharma

Pharvaris Drug for Rare Swelling Disease Meets Phase 3 Goals; FDA Filing Planned for 2026

Pharvaris’s deucrictibant met the main and secondary goals of its Phase 3 test as an on-demand treatment for swelling attacks caused by the rare disease hereditary angioedema. Pharvaris’s capsule could compete against Kalvista Pharmaceuticals’ Ekterly, an HAE pill approved by the FDA over the summer.

By Frank Vinluan

Health Tech

4 Notable Health Tech Funding Announcements in November

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

By Marissa Plescia

MedCity Influencers

Data at Work: How Advanced Analytics Are Transforming Cell and Gene Therapy Manufacturing

The growing use of advanced analytics and artificial intelligence (AI) is reshaping this landscape by enabling data-driven process control, predictive manufacturing, and greater transparency across the development lifecycle.

By Dustin Kerns

MedCity Influencers

5 Tips for How Hospitals Should Prepare for RCM Automation

The promise of automation in RCM is undeniable, but achieving it requires more than simply adopting new tools. Hospitals must take deliberate steps to prepare their people, processes, and systems for change.

By Jamie Hill-Walters

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Hospitals Under Pressure: How Technology Can Transform Operations

Here are three key considerations for investing in technological and digital transformation to enhance hospital operations.

By Jeff Harper

How One Health Tech Company is Helping Health Systems Buck the Trend in Rising Healthcare Workplace Assaults

In an interview, Canopy Founder and CEO Shan Sinha talked about how the company seeks to support healthcare staff and help health systems de-escalate and reduce workplace violence.

By Stephanie Baum

Devices & Diagnostics, Artificial Intelligence Providers,

Feb 6, 2020 Mountain View / CA / USA - Samsung Research America campus in Silicon Valley; Samsung is a South Korean multinational conglomerate

Samsung’s New Ultrasound System Wants to Make Every Scan Consistent

Samsung launched a new ultrasound system at this year’s RSNA conference. The system, called the R20, is designed to reduce user variability through real-time guidance, as well as provide AI-powered diagnostic support.

By Katie Adams