"Welcome back from vacation Kevin now get back to work here are the AmWell & GoodRx S-1s to read " and some other stuff
The virtual primary care race is on as One Medical Now launches, Livongo again states its interest, & Eden raises $25 million for its virtual / physical model; a new CMS model for rural care; & more
The Teladoc / Livongo merger edition plus other things
Oscar's expansion; Ro raises a big round; a bunch of Q2 earnings reports; a read on dual eligibles; & more
HCA posts Q2 earnings, Hims potentially going public, health plans are graded by employers, digital pharmacies taking off, a Rock Health survey on diversity & more!
UHG posts a good quarter, Amazon partners with Crossover, a great read on women's health, lots more funding rounds, & more
Oak Street filed its S-1!!!!, Walgreens & VillageMD also enter into a massive deal, Livongo pre-announced a great Q2, Truepill makes some moves, a different look at hospital rankings, and more!
Perspectives on new models of care delivery - hospital at home, drive through clinics, 'primary health', business model changes, etc; a cool data viz of North Carolina costs; & lots more!
Oscar, Dispatch, Cedar, and Somatus all announced big funding rounds; AHA is dealt a blow regarding price transparency; Mayo gets into hospital-at-home; and more
Walmart makes some moves; Proteus files for bankruptcy; more funding rounds: Abacus, Big Health, Kalderos, Proprio, Kaia Health, Conversa, and careMESH; some good newsletters & more
Lots of funding rounds: Alpha Health, CareAcademy, Headspace, Kyruus, Patient Ping, and RapidSOS; more critiques of PE-backed care delivery businesses; a few podcasts & more
Steward docs buy it back from Cerberus, a podcast on the economics of health systems, a look at ACA enrollment, McKinsey thinks digital health spend could hit $250 billion, & more