Baba Secures $40M Series A Funding For AI-Powered Medicare Navigation
The AI company plans to use the funding to further its research, reach more health plans and accelerate value-based arrangements, executives say.
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Risant Health to acquire Oklahoma system Integris Health
The acquisition is set to give Integris access to extra capital and technology at a time when many health systems are being hit by rising expenses.
Providers
Developers, not doctors, should be held accountable for generative AI medical devices, providers say
Provider groups are lobbying the Food and Drug Administration to make tech companies responsible for the safety and performance of generative AI-backed medical devices, arguing the tools’ makers are best equipped to evaluate them.
Providers
Mental Health Clinicians Found To Have Ghost Networks
A secret shopper study found less than a quarter of calls to mental health clinicians resulted in appointments, with directory errors and unreachable providers driving so-called "ghost" networks.
Payers & Policy
Molina Reports Momentum In Medicaid Program
It’s the latest insurer to report momentum in the safety-net insurance program as states increase their payment rates and costs plateau. “The imbalance between rates and trend appears to have stabilized,” Molina’s CEO said.
Health Tech & AI
Aged Intelligence Society Helps Women Join AI Boom
WIRED spoke with the founders of the Aged Intelligence Society, a fast-growing events startup that brings women together to “solve midlife problems using frontier tools.”
Health Tech & AI
Hugging Face Releases AI Biology Model For DNA Analysis
The new open-source model speaks the language of DNA and can help researchers understand the effects of any changes on gene activity and health.
