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The Launch: Carrot, a major global fertility and family care platform, has introduced Carrot Intelligence, a proprietary AI platform designed to power contextual care decisions and monitor spending.The Data Moat: Unlike startups relying on generic LLMs, Carrot Intelligence is built on a massive, proprietary clinical dataset spanning 195 countries and over $1 billion in processed claims.The Financial Guardrails: The platform powers the newly announced Global Price
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Walmart Expands Better Care Services Platform with GLP-1 Weight Management Offerings
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The Expansion: Walmart is heavily expanding its digital health platform, Better Care Services, to include comprehensive weight management support for customers exploring or currently taking GLP-1 therapies.The Digital Health Bundle: The retail giant is acting as a centralized hub, partnering with third-party digital health companies including Aaptiv (fitness), Berry Street (registered dietitians), Curai Health (AI-supported coaching), MyCare by Twin Health (metabolic
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Wegovy HD Now Available on GoodRx for $399 Per Month Self-Pay
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The Launch: GoodRx has announced it is now offering Wegovy HD—Novo Nordisk’s newly introduced, higher-dose (7.2 mg) semaglutide injection.The Price Point: In a major move for the direct-to-consumer market, the medication is available to eligible self-pay patients at a transparent price of $399 per month. Pricing scales predictably to $798 for a two-month supply and $1,197 for a three-month supply.The Clinical Strategy: Wegovy HD serves as an FDA-approved "step-up" option
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Osteoboost Health Raises $8M for FDA-Cleared Bone Density Device
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The Raise: Osteoboost Health has closed an $8M financing round led by Ambit Health Ventures, with participation from Emmeline Ventures, Disrupt Health Impact Fund, Esplanade Ventures, and Portfolia.The Device: The FDA-cleared "Osteoboost" device is a wearable belt worn low around the hips. It delivers targeted, precisely calibrated vibration therapy directly to the lumbar spine and hips (the regions most vulnerable to fracture).The Clinical Gap: The device targets
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HHS Launches $4M EMPOWER Prize Challenge to Enhance Living Kidney Donation
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The Challenge: The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) has launched the 2026 KidneyX EMPOWER Prize Challenge, a $4M national competition to accelerate innovations supporting living kidney donors.The Core Problem: The math surrounding kidney disease is incredibly bleak. Over 100,000 Americans are waitlisted for a kidney, and more than a dozen die each day waiting. Despite being one of the most effective treatments, the number of living kidney donors has
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CMS Establishes New Billing Code for AI-Driven Calcium Analysis on CT Scans
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The Reimbursement Milestone: Effective April 1, 2026, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) has established a new national billing code and payment pathway under the Hospital Outpatient Prospective Payment System (OPPS) for the algorithmic analysis of coronary artery calcium (CAC) and aortic valve calcium (AVC) on chest CT scans.The FDA Clearance: In tandem with the CMS news, Bunkerhill Health received FDA clearance for Bunkerhill Contrast CAC and
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Wavelet Medical Secures $7M to Scale AI Fetal Brain Monitoring Globally with Aegis Ventures
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The Raise & Partnership: Wavelet Medical, an AI-powered fetal brain monitoring startup spun out of Yale, has raised $7M in seed funding and entered into a co-creation partnership with the venture studio Aegis Ventures.The Solution: Wavelet has developed the first non-invasive, AI-powered fetal electroencephalography (EEG) monitoring platform. Instead of looking at the heart, Wavelet measures the organ that directly reflects neurological status: the brain.The Tech
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ModMed Expands Multi-Year Cloud Agreement with AWS to Scale Healthcare AI Solutions
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ModMed, a massive provider of specialty-specific EHRs, has signed a new multi-year agreement with Amazon Web Services (AWS). AWS has been ModMed's primary cloud provider since its inception, but this expanded agreement specifically designates AWS as the engine for ModMed’s "AI-Powered Practice" initiative.
The Clinical Vision
The goal of the expanded partnership is to embed AI—such as the generative AI tool ModMed Scribe 2.0—into every corner of a
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EBSCO Clinical Decisions Report: 80% of Clinicians Trust Evidence-Based AI Tools
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The Trust Divide: A newly released report from EBSCO Clinical Decisions highlights a massive disconnect between clinical readiness and patient confidence regarding AI in healthcare. While 89% of clinicians believe AI for clinical decision support (AI-CDS) will ultimately lead to better patient outcomes, 64% of consumers would prefer to see a healthcare professional who does not use AI at all.General vs. Evidence-Based AI: Consumer skepticism is heavily tied to the type of
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J.D. Power: Why Medicare Advantage App Usage is Plummeting While Commercial Adoption Soars
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The Study: J.D. Power has released its 2026 U.S. Healthcare Digital Experience Study, measuring member satisfaction across five factors: visual appeal, navigation, information/content, speed, and telehealth.The Winners: Cigna Healthcare ranked highest among commercial plans (for the second consecutive year), followed by Premera Blue Cross and UnitedHealthcare. UPMC Health Plan took the top spot for Medicare Advantage (also its second consecutive win), followed by
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