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Another Myth that Refuses to Die: As Medicare Goes, So Goes the Nation

By PAUL KECKLEY Medicare is a big deal in U.S. healthcare: no doubt. It’s the $683 billion federal program that provides insurance coverage to 59 million Americans, up 3 million from 2015. It covers 16% of the population and accounts for 20% of total...

Published Wed, Apr 11 2018 2:20 PM by THCB

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The Tapeworms are Hungry for Direct Primary Care

By NIRAN AL-AGBA, MD When Amazon, Berkshire Hathaway, and JP Morgan (AmBerGan) announced their healthcare partnership, Berkshire CEO Warren Buffett declared “the ballooning costs of healthcare act as a hungry tapeworm on the American economy.” He...

Published Fri, Apr 13 2018 8:13 AM by THCB

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Vineti raises $33m, Amy DuRoss interview

By MATTHEW HOLT Any DuRoss is one of the more charming and remarkable characters in the health tech world. She lead the campaign for Proposition 71 in 2004 which funded and established the California Institute for Regenerative Medicine. Later on she was...

Published Mon, Apr 16 2018 12:51 AM by THCB

Filed under: Health 2.0, Personalized Medicine, The Business of Health Care, Amy DuRoss, Vineti, Pharms supply chain
WTF Health | Uber Health’s Head of Strategy, Lauren Steingold

By JESSICA DAMASSA WTF Health – ‘What’s the Future’ Health? is a new interview series about the future of health and how we love to hate WTF is wrong with it right now. Can’t get enough? Check out more interviews at www.wtf...

Published Tue, Apr 17 2018 4:22 PM by THCB

Filed under: Jessica DaMassa, #HIMSS18, WTF Health, Lauren Steingold, uber Health, Uber
Health in 2 point 00, Episode 18

Jessica DaMassa asks me all about health & technology, in just 2 minutes, featuring venture rounds for Kyruus, Parsley Health, Livongo buying RetroFit, the RWJF AI challenge from Catalyst @ Health 2.0 and a ridiculously long explanation of where the...

Published Thu, Apr 19 2018 8:02 PM by THCB

Filed under: Matthew Holt, RWJF, Catalyst @ Health 2.0, Kyruus, AI, Health in 2 Point 00, Jessica DaMassa, RetroFit, Parsely Health, Livongo
Consider this Speculative Scenario on WMT-HUM

By TORY WOLFF WMT is in talks with HUM about a relationship enhancement, possibly an acquisition. The two already know how to work together in alliances (narrow pharmacy network, marketing collaborations, points programs). If a new structure is needed...

Published Tue, Apr 24 2018 12:03 AM by THCB

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Interview with Brian Yarnell, Bluestream Health

As you may have noticed, we are picking up the focus on new tech companies here on THCB. Much of this is happening as I have a little more time to examine and work with startups as I’m no longer running the Health 2.0 conference day to day. Some...

Published Thu, Apr 26 2018 9:26 PM by THCB

Filed under: Health 2.0, Hospitals, Brian Yarnell, Bluestream Health

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Another Myth that Refuses to Die: As Medicare Goes, So Goes the Nation

The Tapeworms are Hungry for Direct Primary Care

Vineti raises $33m, Amy DuRoss interview

WTF Health | Uber Health’s Head of Strategy, Lauren Steingold

Health in 2 point 00, Episode 18

Consider this Speculative Scenario on WMT-HUM

Interview with Brian Yarnell, Bluestream Health