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Beyond his company, James Batchelor (or James Batchelor MBE, as we should now call him!) tirelessly campaigns to alleviate loneliness and isolation among older people, mentors socially focused ...

Another review/meta-analysis confirms that GLP-1 weight off doesn’t stay off. A University of Oxford systemic review and meta-analysis of 130 full texts, distilled to 11 studies with 6,370 ...

Transcarent closes Accolade buy, changes its game. Transcarent’s $621 million acquisition of Accolade was wrapped up in record time (two months from announcement). This takes the Nasdaq-listed ...

A company most have never heard of is snapping up provider networks, health plans, and management services. Astrana Health, a Southern California-based value-based care (VBC) company formerly known as ...

VA moving forward with the 2026 Oracle Cerner rollout of (lucky?) 13 centers. In March, the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) announced that the EHR Modernization (EHRM) for 2026 would be expanded ...

Leading our news with a short, heartwarming story. The White House’s proposed discretionary budget for FY 2026 calls for an increase of nearly $2.2 billion in funding for the EHR program as a “top ...

The waning days of summer wrapped with a few moderate-sized fundings: India’s Qure.AI scored a $65 million Series D, bringing their total funding to $125 million. Leading the raise: Lightspeed and 360 ...

Most of 23andMe bought for a lot more than one could have thought–and why? Yesterday, the board of 23andMe confirmed that they have a court-approved definitive agreement for the sale of their core ...

Shoe drop! The long-anticipated Department of Justice (DOJ) lawsuit against UnitedHealth Group and Optum to prevent the acquisition of home health and hospice operator Amedisys was filed yesterday (12 ...

In news other than Walgreens and Optum/Change Healthcare–with more to come out of HIMSS in Orlando this week… The DOD/VA Cerner EHR went live on Saturday 9 March in the Capt. James A. Lovell Federal ...

Omada Health plans exit into the public markets. Omada, which has virtual health diabetes and hypertension management programs, reportedly filed an S-1 with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC ...