A relatively quiet holiday week - Tenet is shifting its focus away from hospitals, CMMI Director defends Geographic Direct Contracting, and more
Another SPAC, some direct contracting news, lots of funding announcements, some good reads on the future of value-based care, Sutter getting slammed on 60 minutes, & lots more!
Collective Medical acquired for ~$650m, over $730 million in funding announced this week across 14 deals, HBR article suggests expanding ICHRA, a Mercer survey on employer priorities, & more
UHGs investor day was a tour de force, Olive continues its tear with funding & an acquisition, Everlywell & Virta also raise big rounds, & more
Obligatory weekly SPAC news, some regulatory changes (Stark laws loosened & a boost for hospital at home models), a good read on senior care models implementing telehealth & more!
Another week another SPAC (Butterfly Network this time), Amazon steps into pharmacy, lots of funding rounds, some interesting interviews & more
SPACs - Cano Health is acquired & a scathing report on Multiplan, Oak Street is excited about Direct Contracting, AmWell might buy Omada, & more!
CMS posts Direct Contracting Entities, a quiet week of healthcare news, & a lot of job postings
Intermountain & Sanford merge, interesting tidbits from Q3 earnings calls, lots of funding rounds, Verma rips CMMI, & more
Lots of interesting fundraising rounds; some good deep dives on price transparency, Surescripts, and Clover's tech; job postings over on Slack; & more!
Q3 earnings season begins; 98point6 raises $118 million; a good podcast on VillageMD & more
Clover goes public via SPAC, Walmart entering brokerage business in a big way, Humana's state of value based care initiatives, lots of funding rounds & more!