Health

There’s no place like home for remote clinical trials: Medable scored a whopping $304 million in funding to expand its decentralized clinical trial capabilities—we explore why decentralized clinical trials are here to stay well after the pandemic.

A new OIG report details how Medicare Advantage members are far more likely to conduct a home healthcare visit with a provider they don't have a relationship with—good news for startups like Dispatch Health and Heal.

Amazon’s new Alexa-powered tool for hospitals and senior living centers keeps providers and patients more connected—a sign Amazon wants a bigger piece of the senior care market.

We explore why the timing is now right for disruptors to enter the long unchanged pharmacy benefit manager market.

Cigna leans on its MDLive acquisition to roll out virtual-first health plans—we unpack what led to this and how it’s part of a bigger trend of virtual-first health plans hitting the mainstream.

Its RubiconMD acquisition allows Oak Street to offer virtually-integrated care across more specialties to iMedicare patients. .

Digital Health startups to watch this week: We highlight buzzy digital health funding rounds from virtual substance use disorder startup Workit Health to healthcare cybersecurity startup TripleBlind, and detail why they’re worth keeping an eye on.

Microsoft’s advanced interoperability features may be held back by healthcare entities lagging on the basics: We unpack how health apps and other players are still holding back widescale interoperability.