Payers
What does a star system makeover mean for Medicare Advantage?
One researcher says the changes do not fix fundamental problems with the system.
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Payers
Startups are getting in on the growing doula industry
Payers, providers, and women’s health companies hope doulas can reduce maternal mortality.
Pharma
How Eli Lilly’s oral GLP-1 could change the obesity drug market
A hot new GLP-1 bombshell has entered the villa.
Tech
Scale AI leader on why clinical AI needs a ‘trust layer’
Responsibly scaling AI is a big job.
Tech
Recall Roundup: March 2026
March included recalls associated with ventilators and heart pump controllers.
Direct Care
On Rotation: March 2026
The latest and biggest healthcare executive moves.
Tech
Click Therapeutics leader talks digital treatments, dangers of unlimited AI
A convo with Viveca Livezey, Click’s SVP of clinical development and evidence generation.
Pharma
Despite FDA crackdown, unapproved GLP-1s still threaten the industry
Legitimate compounders are threatened by false advertising of counterfeit GLP-1s, legal experts warn.
Payers
Curative CEO Fred Turner explains why his alternative health plan is valued at $1.3b
The Covid test-provider-turned-insurer touts $0 copays, deductibles, and coinsurance for members who get preventative care.
Pharma
Could relaxed regulations boost gene therapy for ultra-rare diseases?
Companies like Prime Medicine and Aurora Therapeutics are shooting their shot.