Fierce Healthcare
25 articles in the TruthFoundry index. Each links out to the original.
- Former OHSU CEO Files $15.5M Lawsuit Alleging Discrimination and Retaliation · Tarek Salaway sues Oregon Health & Science University for wrongful termination, discrimination, and whistleblower retaliation.
- AMA Welcomes CMS Updates Strengthening Prior Authorization Transparency · The American Medical Association applauds new CMS guidance strengthening prior authorization transparency requirements.
- R1 Acquires Humata Health to Bolster AI Prior Authorization Platform · R1 Health agreed to acquire Humata Health to integrate AI prior authorization automation into its Phare OS.
- Hospital Margins Improve in June but Lag 2025 Amid Rising Uncompensated Care · Kaufman Hall reports US hospital operating margins improved in June but remain 6% below 2025 levels due to rising uncompensated care.
- Ours Privacy Raises $15M to Navigate Healthcare Pixel Privacy Risks · Ours Privacy secures $15M Series A to help healthcare firms market without violating HIPAA tracking rules.
- Reperio Health Combines At-Home Screenings with Virtual Visits · Reperio Health integrates at-home screenings, apps, and virtual visits to improve health data interpretability.
- Oracle Health expands clinical AI agent with coding and chart review tools · Oracle Health upgrades its clinical AI agent to automate fee coding and real-time chart review.
- Included Health Partners with Carrum for Value-Based Specialty Care · Included Health embeds Carrum's Centers of Excellence into its alternative plan to reduce specialty care costs.
- Epic Systems Unveils AI Agent Platform and Predictive Tools for Healthcare · Epic Systems launches Agent Factory and Curiosity AI to embed automation and predictions into healthcare workflows.
- Hospital AI committees must assess exposure risk, not just PHI training · Hospital AI committees should evaluate realistic exposure pathways rather than relying solely on whether PHI was used for training.
- Health Tech Weekly: Expressable Joins Amazon; Function Launches AI Data Connector · Expressable becomes first speech therapy provider on Amazon's Health Benefits Connector while Function launches a secure data connector for AI platforms.
- SCAN and Costco Expand Partnership with New Co-Branded Medicare Products · SCAN Group and Costco launch co-branded Medicare Advantage and supplement plans.
- Epic's Seth Howard outlines AI strategy and leadership transitions in healthcare tech · Epic's Seth Howard discusses leadership changes and the company's AI-driven healthcare vision during annual meeting
- US Employers Face 9.5% to 11.1% Healthcare Cost Hikes in 2027 · Aon and WTW analysts project US employer healthcare costs will rise 9.5% to 11.1% in 2027.
- JAMA Experts Predict AI Will Outperform Physicians by 2030 · Medical experts argue autonomous AI will surpass doctors in cognitive tasks by 2030, prompting AMA pushback.
- Healthcare Executives Appointed and Depart in Major Industry Moves · Providence, Humana, St. Jude, CVS, Centene, and Tufts Medicine announce significant leadership changes.
- Federal Judge Blocks Trump Administration's Teen Pregnancy Program Funding Cuts · A federal judge temporarily blocked the Trump administration's plan to cut funding for the Teen Pregnancy Prevention Program.
- Most Medicare Beneficiaries Confident But Unaware of Program Details · A survey reveals 89% of Medicare beneficiaries feel confident but only 13% can identify main program facets.
- Radial Acquires TMS Health Partners to Expand Brain Medicine Network · Radial acquires TMS Health Partners, expanding its managed brain medicine clinic network to 27 locations across seven states.
- Healthcare PE Deal Count Hits Lowest Level Since 2017 · PitchBook reports a 19% drop in Q2 2026 healthcare services private equity deals.
- GLP-1 Drugs Force Healthcare Strategic Reset, Wells Fargo Report · Wells Fargo report says GLP-1 drugs are disrupting healthcare revenue models and forcing a strategic pivot.
- Cityblock Acquires Homeward Health to Expand into Rural Markets · Cityblock Health announced an all-stock acquisition of Homeward Health to expand into rural healthcare markets.
- HHS awards $96.7M in grants to expand behavioral health services nationwide · HHS announced $96.7M in grants through SAMHSA to fund behavioral health programs including homelessness support and substance use disorder treatment.
- Health Tech Startups MaxQ Medical and Happy Health Secure Major Funding Rounds in 2026 · MaxQ Medical raises $31.5M for prostate care platform, while Happy Health secures $75M for AI-powered home-based care solutions
- UnitedHealthcare expands behavioral coaching program to 13 million members · UnitedHealthcare expands behavioral coaching program to 13 million commercial members to address low-severity mental health needs