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Digital Health

Jul 14, 2026

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5 min read

A convicted extortionist is extracting settlements from digital health companies

Serial litigants see opportunity in an old California privacy law

Ruth Reader

Roundup

CMS wants to pay for AI as a medical service

Jul 11, 2026

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10 min read

CMS wants to pay for AI as a medical service

Good news for digital health companies

Christina Farr, +3

Insurers

In memoriam, PEPM: why in-network is the employer move now

Jul 8, 2026

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6 min read

In memoriam, PEPM: why in-network is the employer move now

Digital health companies would be wise to seek out insurance coverage

Keaton Bedell

Patient Acquisition

California just gave digital health something to worry about

Jul 7, 2026

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6 min read

California just gave digital health something to worry about

A settlement between California's attorney general and Carbon Health is worth paying attention to.

Christina Farr, +1

Patient-Facing AI in Healthcare

Jul 4, 2026

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6 min read

Leadership changes at Epic

We're keeping it short this week in honor of the holiday.

Christina Farr, +3

specialty-trained AI agents in medicine

Researcher tricks Claude into tapering medication

Jul 1, 2026

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4 min read

Researcher tricks Claude into tapering medication

LLMs have a “fundamental” flaw. We don’t know why they do what they do.

Ruth Reader

Digital Health

The $100B Paradox: Why the Largest Company in Healthcare Hasn't Been Built Yet

Jun 30, 2026

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5 min read

The $100B Paradox: Why the Largest Company in Healthcare Hasn't Been Built Yet

Yusuf Sherwani: Digital health investors are chasing the wrong layer

Yusuf Sherwani

Roundup

Updoc's FDA Win Raises the Stakes for Health AI Rivals

Jun 27, 2026

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7 min read

Updoc's FDA Win Raises the Stakes for Health AI Rivals

Plus, four questions with MIDI founder Joanna Strober

Christina Farr, +2

Healthtech

Buying health AI? Here's a four-part framework

Jun 23, 2026

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6 min read

Buying health AI? Here's a four-part framework

A field guide for the people buying healthcare AI and the people building it

Akin Oyalowo, MD, MS, +1