Health Tech Nerds

Cigna Bets Signature Fees Can Replace Rebates Without Sacrificing Margins

Sep 30, 2026

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2 min read

Cigna Bets Signature Fees Can Replace Rebates Without Sacrificing Margins

Cigna's Investor Day was the latest example of the diminished emphasis on the PBM portion of the Evernorth business with specialty expected to drive growth and earnings.

Rightway Raises $155M to Challenge the Big 3 PBMs

Sep 25, 2026

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1 min read

Rightway Raises $155M to Challenge the Big 3 PBMs

Rightway says 45 Fortune 500 companies now use its model as employers seek more accountability for pharmacy spending.

How Atlas Oncology Partners achieved contract precision at speed and scale

Sep 21, 2026

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7 min read

How Atlas Oncology Partners achieved contract precision at speed and scale

How Atlas Oncology Partners modeled, negotiated, validated, and operationalized full-risk oncology contracts in partnership with Ursa Health.

Jun 8, 2026

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10 min read

Function Health: Initiation of Coverage

HTN Research — Initiation of Coverage

Community Brain Trust: Q1 earnings calls continue, a framework for speciality risk, the limits of "autonomous health," NY tech week breakfast, and more

May 13, 2026

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6 min read

Community Brain Trust: Q1 earnings calls continue, a framework for speciality risk, the limits of "autonomous health," NY tech week breakfast, and more

Edition #133

Community Brain Trust: Does hospital consulting deliver? Why AI isn't moving the productivity needle, Q1 earnings season continues, May HTN meetups are live, and more

May 6, 2026

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5 min read

Community Brain Trust: Does hospital consulting deliver? Why AI isn't moving the productivity needle, Q1 earnings season continues, May HTN meetups are live, and more

Edition #132

Community Brain Trust: Understanding newly analyzed perinatal mental health research, RTM documentation best practices, Q1 earnings coverage in Slack, and more

Apr 29, 2026

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7 min read

Community Brain Trust: Understanding newly analyzed perinatal mental health research, RTM documentation best practices, Q1 earnings coverage in Slack, and more

Edition #131

Community Brain Trust: Earnings season coverage, FDA begins process of easing peptide restrictions, legal standards for digital patient consent, and more

Apr 22, 2026

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6 min read

Community Brain Trust: Earnings season coverage, FDA begins process of easing peptide restrictions, legal standards for digital patient consent, and more

Edition #130

Community Brain Trust: MA final rate notice, the unbundling of maternity care payment codes, unpacking MEDVi and the broader GLP-1 landscape, and more

Apr 15, 2026

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12 min read

Community Brain Trust: MA final rate notice, the unbundling of maternity care payment codes, unpacking MEDVi and the broader GLP-1 landscape, and more

Edition #129

Community Brain Trust: Discussing the rise in sepsis hospitalizations, reducing telehealth no-shows among seniors, Heidi launches hardware device, HTN April meetups, and more

Apr 1, 2026

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16 min read

Community Brain Trust: Discussing the rise in sepsis hospitalizations, reducing telehealth no-shows among seniors, Heidi launches hardware device, HTN April meetups, and more

Edition #128

Community Brain Trust: HTN Slack updates, how North Carolina is fixing its state health plan, Allina's merger with Sutter Health, and more

Mar 25, 2026

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16 min read

Community Brain Trust: HTN Slack updates, how North Carolina is fixing its state health plan, Allina's merger with Sutter Health, and more

Edition #127

Community Brain Trust: Developments in fertility care delivery, Governor Walz's Medicaid overhaul proposal, evaluating AI tools for mental health, and more

Mar 18, 2026

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15 min read

Community Brain Trust: Developments in fertility care delivery, Governor Walz's Medicaid overhaul proposal, evaluating AI tools for mental health, and more

Edition #126

Community Brain Trust: Hims and Novo announce new partnership, members discuss the CMMI ACCESS webinar, how to prepare for an EHR migration, and more

Mar 11, 2026

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13 min read

Community Brain Trust: Hims and Novo announce new partnership, members discuss the CMMI ACCESS webinar, how to prepare for an EHR migration, and more

Edition #125

Community Brain Trust: Exploring business models in menopause care, optimizing behavioral health impact and routing, discussing future implications of AI, and more

Mar 4, 2026

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15 min read

Community Brain Trust: Exploring business models in menopause care, optimizing behavioral health impact and routing, discussing future implications of AI, and more

Edition #124

Feb 25, 2026

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11 min read

Community Brain Trust: Combined CRM + EHR solutions, McKinsey's report on decoding provider brand performance, Heidi Health's ad-free evidence product, and more

Edition #123

Community Brain Trust: Humana's acquisition of MaxHealth, ACCESS releases model payment and quality targets, advice for upskilling non-technical staff, and more

Feb 18, 2026

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13 min read

Community Brain Trust: Humana's acquisition of MaxHealth, ACCESS releases model payment and quality targets, advice for upskilling non-technical staff, and more

Edition #122

Community Brain Trust: Applied AI in healthcare - what digital health teams are actually building, Trump Rx launches, introducing HTN Radio, and more

Feb 11, 2026

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Community Brain Trust: Applied AI in healthcare - what digital health teams are actually building, Trump Rx launches, introducing HTN Radio, and more

Edition #121

Community Brain Trust: Earnings call coverage, healthcare Super Bowl ads, evaluating the impact of Medicaid tech pledges, upcoming virtual events, and more

Feb 4, 2026

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13 min read

Community Brain Trust: Earnings call coverage, healthcare Super Bowl ads, evaluating the impact of Medicaid tech pledges, upcoming virtual events, and more

Edition #120

Community Brain Trust: An unexpected Medicare Advantage rate notice, AI solutions for clinician credentialing, choosing a CRM for digital health, and more

Jan 28, 2026

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12 min read

Community Brain Trust: An unexpected Medicare Advantage rate notice, AI solutions for clinician credentialing, choosing a CRM for digital health, and more

Edition #119

Community Brain Trust: Epic sues Health Gorilla, members discuss the 'Great Healthcare Plan,' a conversation about NICU profits, and more

Jan 21, 2026

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13 min read

Community Brain Trust: Epic sues Health Gorilla, members discuss the 'Great Healthcare Plan,' a conversation about NICU profits, and more

Edition #118

Community Brain Trust: discussing OpenAI's healthcare announcements, curated VBC learning resources, consumers LLMs in clinical settings, and more

Jan 14, 2026

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13 min read

Community Brain Trust: discussing OpenAI's healthcare announcements, curated VBC learning resources, consumers LLMs in clinical settings, and more

Edition #117

Community Brain Trust: CMS rural health transformation funding, clinical staff requirements for chronic care management, OBBBA work and community engagement requirements, and more

Jan 7, 2026

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16 min read

Community Brain Trust: CMS rural health transformation funding, clinical staff requirements for chronic care management, OBBBA work and community engagement requirements, and more

Edition #116. Plus, HTN's JPM 2026 Pop-Up Newsletter!

Community Brain Trust: What we're grateful for in HTN this year

Dec 17, 2025

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9 min read

Community Brain Trust: What we're grateful for in HTN this year

Community Brain Trust December 17 2025

Community Brain Trust: ACCESS announcement, resources for designing VBC initiatives, Virginia's EHR system expansion, and more

Dec 10, 2025

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16 min read

Community Brain Trust: ACCESS announcement, resources for designing VBC initiatives, Virginia's EHR system expansion, and more

Community Brain Trust December 10 2025

Community Brain Trust: Medicare rule changes, Arbiter's $52M family office funding round, choosing the right EHR for a longitudinal virtual care company, and more

Nov 26, 2025

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16 min read

Community Brain Trust: Medicare rule changes, Arbiter's $52M family office funding round, choosing the right EHR for a longitudinal virtual care company, and more

Community Brain Trust November 26 2025