Hippocratic AI banks $17M from Nvidia’s VC arm, other investors
Three months ago, startup Hippocratic AI released its first commercial product, a generative AI-based, task-specific healthcare agent. It also unveiled...
Walgreens eyes ‘tremendous growth’ for clinical trials biz
Walgreens sees a long runway for its two-year-old clinical trials business as it doubles down on its core retail pharmacy...
Industry Voices—Modern caregiving will take a village
Next year, the oldest members of the baby boomer generation will turn 80 years old. It’s a cause for celebration...
Lifepoint, Cadence tout success of RPM for rural patients
Remote physiologic monitoring company Cadence released data showing that rural patients at Lifepoint Health clinics who took part in Cadence’s...
Mississippi Medicaid give contracts to Centene, Molina, TrueCare
Two years after Mississippi awarded Medicaid contracts to three insurers, the state is finally moving forward with its decision following...
HCA, UHS, Tenet aren’t worrying about Medicaid this November
As the country gears up for November elections, health systems say they are keeping an eye on, but not severely...
Accredo to make Stelara biosimilar available at $0 out-of-pocket
Evernorth’s Accredo specialty pharmacy will offer biosimilars for the popular immunotherapy Stelara at $0 for eligible patients, the company announced...
Mounting insurance expenses drag UPMC to $313M H1 operating loss
Pittsburgh-based UPMC’s operations are $313 million in the red (-2.2% operating margin) halfway through 2024, the integrated nonprofit system reported...
Chutes & Ladders—NAHC-NHPCO Alliance’s inaugural CEO and more
Welcome to this week’s Chutes & Ladders, our roundup of hirings, firings and retirings throughout the industry. Please submit the...
CMS commits $100M to support ACA navigators
With open enrollment on the Affordable Care Act exchanges just a few months away, the feds are investing $100 million...
