Medicare Advantage continues to grow despite concerns over payments and prior authorization practices.
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If you are a health care company, you too can raise astronomical sums of capital if you claim to be part of the AI wave. Function Health demonstrates by raising $450 million to expand its offering of testing and scans as part of an expensive preventive health menu which is largely aimed at the wealthy.
https://www.fiercehealthcare.com/health-tech/function-health-lands-450m-growth-financing-scale-tech-enabled-preventive-health?utm_medium=email&utm_source=nl&utm_campaign=HC-NL-FierceHealthcare&oly_enc_id=4679D3169845B3YThe first half of 2026 was dominated by AI companies in the venture world.
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Yet another report demonstrates that Rep-run states are doing far better at creating a good economy and raising living standards for their residents.
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Another concerning week of US debt sales, as interest rates continue to rise even on the shorter end.
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Included Health wants no one to feel left out, so it is buying Firefly Health, which is attracted to the light of all that money. Included Health is yet another "virtual care" company and it has begun offering an "alternative" health plan model to employers. Firefly Health will supposedly help with this goal by bringing its "integrated" health plan to the mix. Sounds like another example of floundering companies desperate to create more traction.
https://www.fiercehealthcare.com/payers/included-health-inks-agreement-acquire-firefly-health-scale-alternative-health-plan?utm_medium=email&utm_source=nl&utm_campaign=HC-NL-FierceHealthcare&oly_enc_id=4679D3169845B3YTelehealth is still going strong and whenever possible the companies in the field talk about AI. Doctronic has an "AI Doctor" which you can visit and it is acquiring Summer Health, which offers text-based pediatric care, to broaden its offerings beyond adults. This could be one of those "will two weak companies make one stronger one" deals.
https://www.fiercehealthcare.com/health-tech/ai-doctor-startup-doctronic-acquires-summer-health-expand-pediatric-care?utm_medium=email&utm_source=nl&utm_campaign=HC-NL-FierceHealthcare&oly_enc_id=4679D3169845B3YLarge forest fires are caused by human forest mismanagement and humans start most of those fires.
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Another week of thrilling and informative journalism from the Minnesota Strib. Ha-ha.
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Anthony Fauci is despicable but another group is to blame for the damage incurred by epidemic policies.
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Contrary to the lies you read in the media, especially the Minnesota media, most ICE detainees are criminals.
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The Healthy Skeptic is a website about the health care system, and is written by Kevin Roche, who has many years of experience working in the health industry. Mr. Roche is available to assist health care companies through consulting arrangements through Roche Consulting, LLC and may be reached at khroche@healthy-skeptic.com.