Healthcare It News

APRIL 18, 2025

Castlight Health this week announced a new virtual urgent care service that integrates with its benefits navigation app. WHY IT MATTERS The offering, powered by a virtual care platform from Fabric, aims to offer a "unified, high-quality care experience" accessible for Castlight members, the company says, providing continuity of care via chat-based visits delivered by licensed physicians and nurse practitioners.

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Home Health Care

APRIL 18, 2025

As the demand for in-home services continues to rise, agency owners need to understand the key factors that appeal to investors to position themselves successfully for acquisition opportunities. While the home health care sector offers significant investment prospects, not all agencies will attract every investor. Agency owners can enhance their appeal by focusing on firm financial performance, operational excellence and a clear growth strategy.

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Fierce Healthcare

APRIL 18, 2025

The Department of Government Efficiency is continuing its march to control all healthcare grant dollars leaving the federal government.

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Home Health Care

APRIL 18, 2025

New York home care caregivers and consumers on Monday rallied in Latham outside of Public Partnerships LLC (PPL) headquarters. The group called for answers after some caregivers failed to receive paychecks through the recent payroll transition with the Consumer Directed Personal Assistance Program (CDPAP). CDPAP is a state Medicaid program that allows individuals in need of home-based care to hire the caregiver of their choice.

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Speaker: Simran Kaur, Co-founder & CEO at Tattva.Health

AI is transforming clinical trials—accelerating drug discovery, optimizing patient recruitment, and improving data analysis. But its impact goes far beyond research. As AI-driven innovation reshapes the clinical trial process, it’s also influencing broader healthcare trends, from personalized medicine to patient outcomes. Join this new webinar featuring Simran Kaur for an insightful discussion on what all of this means for the future of healthcare!

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Health Care Dive

APRIL 18, 2025

Should health systems see their investment income decline, cash on hand could fall nearly 7% from the first half of 2024, hindering health systems’ ability to weather other headwinds.

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HIT Consultant

APRIL 18, 2025

What You Should Know: – A newly released report from the Peterson Center on Healthcare offers critical guidance for policymakers navigating the rapidly expanding landscape of remote monitoring technologies. – Synthesizing findings from three in-depth evaluations of digital health tools by the Peterson Health Technology Institute (PHTI) and analyzing trends in Medicare and Medicaid billing, the report sounds a timely alarm.

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Etactics

APRIL 18, 2025

Did you know that 80% of U.S. medical bills contain errors? You probably read that and ask yourself, "What does that really mean?. If claims contain errors the overall claim will be denied by the insurance provider. This is due to the insurance company not having the correct information to determine if the bill will be covered or not. If a claim gets denied this throws a wrench in the entire revenue cycle process.

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Fierce Healthcare

APRIL 18, 2025

Financial cost remains one of the biggest barriers to fertility care. At the same time, people going through the fertility journey must deal with the emotional toll it can take.

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HIT Consultant

APRIL 18, 2025

What You Should Know: – Youlify, a physician-founded AI company rebuilding the financial backbone of healthcare, today announced $4.3 million in seed funding to help hospitals and doctors get paid faster and more accurately. –The platform replaces traditional billers with AI and provides an end-to-end revenue cycle management platform that completely automates coding, claims, and denial recovery.

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Fierce Healthcare

APRIL 18, 2025

Antitrust lawyers break down healthcare industry takeaways from the American Bar Association Antitrust Spring Meeting, the largest annual event for the antitrust bar and a venue for enforcers to preview their enforcement agendas and policy objectives.

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Speaker: Jennifer Hill

Payroll compliance is a cornerstone of business success, yet for small and midsize businesses, it’s becoming increasingly challenging to navigate the ever-evolving landscape of federal, state, and local regulations. Mistakes can lead to costly penalties and operational disruptions, making it essential to adopt advanced solutions that ensure accuracy and efficiency.

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HIT Consultant

APRIL 18, 2025

What You Should Know: – Trellis Health , a digital health platform designed to empower women with personalized, proactive care, today emerged from stealth. –The company is launching with $1.8M in pre-seed funding from Palette Ventures, Swizzle Ventures, NEXTBLUE, Suncoast Ventures, and Sundial Foundation, along with high-profile healthcare individuals, including Care.com founder Sheila Marcelo, the co-founders of Flo Health, Yuri Gurski and Andrei Kouzel, Mike Prytkov – the fou

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Fierce Healthcare

APRIL 18, 2025

The venture capital firm's $485 million acquisition of the nonprofit system must be reviewed with regard to private inurement illegal under Ohio law, alongside a closer look at its valuation and impact on the community, advocates told the state attorney general's office in a Friday letter.

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APRIL 18, 2025

What You Should Know: – hellocare.ai, the leading AI-assisted virtual care delivery platform transforming hospital care models and operations, today announced it has raised $47 million in an oversubscribed funding growth round. – The round was led by HealthQuest Capital, with participation from a strategic coalition of forward-thinking health systems and digital health investors, including Bon Secours Mercy Health, UCHealth, OSF Ventures, and LRVHealth. hellocare.ai: Powering the Fut

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Bill Of Health

APRIL 18, 2025

Human Rights The Constitutive Contradictions of Prison Health Care in the United States From forced labor on plantations, roads, and industrial plants to extracting blood, fines, and fees, incarcerated peoples bodies have been a known site of capitalist exploitation. Yet, they are also the only group entitled to a quasi-constitutional right to health derived from the Eighth Amendments caselaw limiting cruel and unusual punishment.

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Speaker: Simran Kaur, Founder & CEO at Tattva Health Inc.

The healthcare landscape is being revolutionized by AI and cutting-edge digital technologies, reshaping how patients receive care and interact with providers. In this webinar led by Simran Kaur, we will explore how AI-driven solutions are enhancing patient communication, improving care quality, and empowering preventive and predictive medicine. You'll also learn how AI is streamlining healthcare processes, helping providers offer more efficient, personalized care and enabling faster, data-driven

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Healthcare ECONOMIST

APRIL 18, 2025

Tariffs on pharmaceuticals. First, President Trump has voiced his goal to impose tariffs on pharmaceutical products made overseas. The New York Times reports : Mr. Trump said in remarks to reporters on Monday that pharmaceutical tariffs would come in the not too distant future. We dont make our own drugs anymore, Mr. Trump said. The drug companies are in Ireland, and theyre in lots of other places, China.

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