A year-ahead roundup on health plan M&A, autonomous care, CMS ACCESS, rising costs, and where innovation is actually heading.
From GLP-1 pricing to cash-pay care, the system is shifting toward a leaner, consumer-driven future — one that rewards those who rethink what insurance is for.
Practical solutions are coming and we explore 9 of them
More physicians go all-state, spending tilts to digital, and Four Questions with Jessie Beegle on the AI architecture and integrations that matter.
And it could impact digital health
As Americans juggle cash-pay care and high-deductible insurance, companies like Aidoc, Datavant, and Prosper AI are testing whether tech can ease the pressure.
As startups chase hot markets like GLP-1s and testosterone, the Trump Administration continues to push on wellness - and not always with the evidence to back it up. Deals are finally ramping up (and why). Plus a “Four Questions with” interview with digital health OG Halle Tecco!
"Tectonic Shifts" are happening as inflation, drug pricing battles, and cash-pay healthcare are colliding to redefine the industry’s next era.
Per our anonymous survey, this is what clinicians take & why
How healthcare founders should take lessons from teams navigating unpredictable events
State of the union, and where we go from here
That’s the question of the moment - and we explore it in-depth.
Important new data is out today indicating that might be the case — and for the very reason you might expect!
We return to a bold 2019 prediction from Dr. Aaron Neinstein, plus a review of Ezra's Whole Body MRI