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Oct 14, 2023

HLTH23: VC firm General Catalyst launches new company, plans to buy a health system


HLTH23: Experts debate the flaws, future of Medicare Advantage


Employer plans are unsuitable for many Americans, survey finds


HLTH23: Google Cloud rolls out new generative AI search tools for doctors, life sciences companies


Feds hope to cut sepsis deaths by hitching Medicare payments to treatment stats - Paige Minemyer

 

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HLTH23: VC firm General Catalyst launches new company, plans to buy a health system

Venture capital firm General Catalyst unveiled a new company Sunday designed to provide advisory services to health systems while also eyeing a big acquisition by next year.
 

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HLTH23: Experts debate the flaws, future of Medicare Advantage

LAS VEGAS—Medicare Advantage has only grown over the last decade, and, in tandem, voices criticizing the program have gotten louder.

Employer plans are unsuitable for many Americans, survey finds

A new survey revealed that nearly half of respondents said they would struggle to afford a medical emergency.

HLTH23: Google Cloud rolls out new generative AI search tools for doctors, life sciences companies

Google's cloud division unveiled new artificial intelligence-powered search capabilities to help doctors and nurses quickly access patients' clinical notes and other medical information across different data sources.

Feds hope to cut sepsis deaths by hitching Medicare payments to treatment stats

A Biden administration rule finalized in August sets specific treatment metrics for suspected sepsis. Hospitals could see their Medicare reimbursements docked by hundreds of thousands or millions if they fall short.

Employers increasingly open to GLP-1 coverage, analysis reveals

Despite its costs, interest in covering GLP-1 drugs among employers in 2024 has nearly doubled, according to a new survey.

HLTH23: Walgreens to roll out direct-to-consumer virtual health services in 9 states

Walgreens' goal is to be the "most convenient health and wellness destination" whether consumers are physically in the retailers' stores or virtually in its stores, chief operating officer Tracey D. Brown said during HLTH.

HLTH23: Main Street Health charts expansion as it banks $315M in funding

Value-based care company Main Street Health is charting an expansion into eight additional states as it banks more than $315 million in new capital.

HLTH23: Microsoft unveils end-to-end data, analytics platform as hospitals look to get deeper into AI

Microsoft unveiled industry-specific healthcare solutions in Fabric that will enable organizations to combine data from previously siloed sources and integrate structured and unstructured clinical information along with imaging and medical device data.

UnityPoint Health, Presbyterian Healthcare Services call off $11B merger

The cross-market deal would have yielded a 48-hospital nonprofit with more than 4 million patients. The Iowa- and New Mexico-based organizations did not disclose a specific reason for their decision, though outside reports say UnityPoint's CEO has also stepped down.
 
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