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Cassie McGrath

Cassie McGrath joined Healthcare Brew in May 2024. She previously worked for the Boston Business Journal, MassLive, Frontline PBS, GBH, the Daily Hampshire Gazette and the Massachusetts Daily Collegian. She graduated from the Commonwealth Honors College at the University of Massachusetts Amherst in 2021 with a dual degree in journalism and political science and a certificate in international relations.

Hospital building split in half collaged with briefcase and $100 bill. Credit: Illustration: Anna Kim, Photos: Adobe Stock.
Hospitals & Facilities

Signed and Scrubbed: November 2025 hospital M&A

This month, Tampa General and West Virginia University Health System made the news.

Healthcare Brew monthly series on AI Startups
Tech

AI 411: November 2025

Your monthly roundup of AI announcements is here.

The empty chair of Steward Health Care System Chief Executive Officer, Dr. Ralph de la Torre who did not show up during the U.S. Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor, & Pensions.
Hospitals & Facilities

How the fall of Steward Health Care shaped private equity’s presence in hospitals

After Steward’s collapse, lawmakers questioned the safety of private equity in healthcare.

Amazon pharmacy: Pill bottle labeled with Amazon signage
Retail Pharmacies

Urgent care company Experity partners with Amazon Pharmacy for same-day meds delivery

This announcement is Amazon’s latest expansion into the pharmacy space.

Mark Cuban speaks onstage during the 2025 SXSW Conference and Festival
Retail Pharmacies

Mark Cuban chats drug costs with Scripta

Cuban shares “the biggest lie” in pharmacy.

A portrait of Chuck Lehn, president of the Banner Health Plans and Networks
Payers

President of Banner Plans talks running insurance at a hospital

AI is already making an impact on health insurance, expert says.

A portrait of Travis Zack, chief medical officer at the company, OpenEvidence.
Tech

OpenEvidence offers ‘ChatGPT for doctors’ and learns only from verified medical journals

OpenEvidence is fresh off a $200 million Series C fundraising round.

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Pharma

These biotechs launched DTC platforms to take part in TrumpRx. But do stakeholders care?

Experts don’t expect a huge difference in drug prices for patients.

A portrait of Wellsheet CEO and co-founder, Craig Limoli
Tech

CEO Craig Limoli talks future of AI health tech Wellsheet

Wellsheet just announced a systemwide rollout at St. Louis, Missouri-based health system Ascension.

Healthcare Brew monthly series on AI Startups
Tech

AI 411: October 2025

Your monthly roundup of AI announcements is here.