Money

Funding rounds, valuations, acquisitions and the earnings calls that mention physician labor. Each item links to the day it ran and to its original source.

• FYIMoney Nov 4, 2026
  Medicare cuts 340B drug payments to sales price minus 28% and pays office rates for hospital imaging off campus from 2027
  HospitalsRadiology
  From the Nov 7, 2026 post · Sources: CMS, MedTech Dive, Federal RegisterShare
• WatchMoney Nov 4, 2026
  Medicare creates its first payment category for AI and other software services and moves 14 algorithm-only lab tests out of the lab fee schedule

  CMS called its 2027 software payment an interim step toward a broader policy; the new rates apply from Jan. 1, 2027.

  HospitalsPathology
  From the Nov 5, 2026 post · Sources: CMS outpatient rule fact sheet, Discoveries in Health PolicyShare
• FYIMoney Oct 28, 2026
  Britain commits £100 million to reach 500,000 robotic operations a year by 2035 and orders a review of AI and NHS productivity
  Hospitals
  From the Nov 2, 2026 post · Source: Building Better HealthcareShare
• FYIMoney Oct 30, 2026
  Affordable Care Act benchmark premiums rise 13% for 2027 after a 26% jump this year, as enrollment opens Nov. 1
  Primary carePractices
  From the Nov 1, 2026 post · Sources: KFF, CMS fact sheet, plan year 2027 marketplace plans and pricesShare
• FYIMoney Oct 28, 2026
  Employer coverage of GLP-1 weight-loss drugs falls to 53%, and 30% of employers still paying are weighing dropping it
  Primary careEndocrinology
  From the Nov 1, 2026 post · Sources: WTW (GlobeNewswire), Medical DailyShare
• FYIMoney Oct 28, 2026
  Twelve app makers tell STAT that Epic cut off data access, spread rumors or charged high fees to undercut them
  Hospitals
  From the Oct 31, 2026 post · Source: STATShare
• FYIMoney Oct 29, 2026
  "It could be $10. It could be $10,000": hospitals struggle to forecast Epic's usage-based AI bills
  Hospitals
  From the Oct 30, 2026 post · Source: Becker's Hospital ReviewShare
• FYIMoney Oct 26, 2026
  Anthropic files to go public, naming health care and drug discovery as growth markets for its Claude models
  All physicians
  From the Oct 28, 2026 post · Sources: Anthropic S-1 (SEC), Becker's Hospital Review, Anthropic, Becker's Hospital Review (acquisition)Share
• FYIMoney Oct 23, 2026
  Coherence Neuro raises $45 million for investigational implants that read tumor-linked brain signals
  OncologyNeurosurgery
  From the Oct 26, 2026 post · Source: MobiHealthNewsShare
• FYIMoney Oct 22, 2026
  Siemens Healthineers and Nvidia plan AI agents and patient digital twins for radiotherapy planning
  Oncology
  From the Oct 25, 2026 post · Source: MassDeviceShare
• FYIMoney Oct 20, 2026
  Baba raises $40 million for care coordination that pairs AI with licensed clinicians for Medicare and Medicaid patients
  Primary care
  From the Oct 23, 2026 post · Source: Baba (GlobeNewswire)Share
• FYIMoney Oct 20, 2026
  Intuitive says da Vinci procedures grew about 14% in the third quarter and places 546 more systems
  General surgeryUrology
  From the Oct 21, 2026 post · Source: Intuitive (SEC filing)Share
• FYIMoney Oct 19, 2026
  XRlabs raises $8.4 million for operating-room software that merges live surgical video, navigation and imaging; it has no FDA clearance
  NeurosurgeryGeneral surgery
  From the Oct 20, 2026 post · Source: MobiHealthNewsShare
• FYIMoney Oct 15, 2026
  Otter Health raises $8 million for software that checks care decisions against evidence in place of prior authorization
  Practices
  From the Oct 19, 2026 post · Source: Fierce HealthcareShare
• FYIMoney Oct 15, 2026
  Sirona Medical raises $40 million for cloud radiology software and says it will onboard more than 1,000 radiologists in a year
  Radiology
  From the Oct 17, 2026 post · Source: Sirona MedicalShare
• FYIMoney Oct 14, 2026
  Zocdoc makes its first acquisition, buying Sohar Health, which automates insurance eligibility and benefits checks
  Practices
  From the Oct 17, 2026 post · Sources: Zocdoc, Fierce HealthcareShare
• FYIMoney Oct 13, 2026
  Zimmer Biomet extends exclusive deal to sell THINK Surgical's handheld TMINI knee robot
  Orthopedic surgery
  From the Oct 16, 2026 post · Sources: Zimmer Biomet, MedTech DiveShare
• FYIMoney Oct 12, 2026
  Duke opens a $25 million federally funded center to evaluate AI tools for older adults and dementia care
  NeurologyInternal medicine
  From the Oct 15, 2026 post · Source: Duke University School of MedicineShare
• FYIMoney Oct 13, 2026
  Hospital association report says about 4 in 10 rural hospitals need facility and technology upgrades and calls for permanent telehealth flexibilities
  RuralHospitals
  From the Oct 15, 2026 post · Sources: American Hospital Association report, AHA press releaseShare
• FYIMoney Oct 13, 2026
  Agilent agrees to buy Proscia, whose digital pathology software serves more than 4,000 labs, hospitals and clinics, for up to $270 million
  Pathology
  From the Oct 14, 2026 post · Sources: Investing.com, CAP Today, ProsciaShare
• FYIMoney Oct 13, 2026
  Suki raises $90 million and says encounters on its AI documentation tools grew more than 190% this year
  PracticesHospitals
  From the Oct 14, 2026 post · Sources: Suki, Fierce Healthcare, HIStalkShare
• FYIMoney Oct 13, 2026
  Character.AI seeks Chapter 11 sale; Pennsylvania sued the chatbot company in May over bots claiming to be psychiatrists
  Psychiatry
  From the Oct 14, 2026 post · Sources: Character.AI announcement (Yahoo Finance), Pennsylvania Governor's OfficeShare
• FYIMoney Oct 12, 2026
  Stryker invests about $400 million in CMR Surgical and becomes exclusive U.S. seller of its Versius soft-tissue robot, with an option to buy
  General surgery
  From the Oct 13, 2026 post · Sources: Stryker, MedTech DiveShare
• FYIMoney Oct 8, 2026
  Bridge Neurotech launches with $13.5 million to read brain activity through the skull with Butterfly Network's ultrasound chips
  Neurology
  From the Oct 12, 2026 post · Source: MassDeviceShare
• FYIMoney Oct 8, 2026
  MMI raises $125 million to expand its Symani robotic microsurgery system, used in about 3,500 procedures on some 50 installed units
  General surgery
  From the Oct 11, 2026 post · Sources: MMI, MedTech DiveShare
• FYIMoney Oct 9, 2026
  Sopris Capital buys Blackford Analysis, a platform carrying more than 130 radiology AI apps, from Bayer and plans to merge it with Azra AI
  Radiology
  From the Oct 10, 2026 post · Source: AuntMinnieShare
• FYIMoney Oct 8, 2026
  Healthleap raises $38 million to extend AI that flags hospital malnutrition to more than 40 conditions, including delirium
  Hospitals
  From the Oct 9, 2026 post · Sources: Fierce Healthcare, HealthleapShare
• Money Oct 7, 2026
  AHRQ offers up to $7.95 million in prizes for AI that cuts medical evidence reviews from a year to hours
  From the Oct 8, 2026 post · Sources: AHRQ, Becker's Hospital ReviewShare
• Money Oct 7, 2026
  General Medicine raises $120 million for an online care store where AI agents may one day book care for patients
  From the Oct 8, 2026 post · Source: Fierce HealthcareShare
• Money Oct 7, 2026
  Biohub, Energy Department, NIH and three AI companies commit $1.8 billion to data for AI models of cell biology
  From the Oct 8, 2026 post · Source: Biohub (PR Newswire)Share
• Money Oct 6, 2026
  Federal health IT office funds MedStar framework that would let patients control AI agents managing their follow-up care
  From the Oct 7, 2026 post · Sources: Becker's Hospital Review, ONC investmentsShare
• Money Oct 5, 2026
  Amazon Web Services gives $1.8 million to 11 groups for pediatric AI, including five children's hospitals
  From the Oct 7, 2026 post · Source: Becker's Hospital ReviewShare
• Money Oct 6, 2026
  Vitalize raises $31 million for AI staffing and scheduling software it says runs at more than 15 health systems
  From the Oct 7, 2026 post · Source: Fierce HealthcareShare
• Money Oct 2, 2026
  CommonSpirit says AI has produced $200 million in financial value while AI spending stays under 0.75% of its IT budget
  From the Oct 6, 2026 post · Source: Becker's Hospital ReviewShare
• Money Sept 30, 2026
  Cigna announces $3 billion productivity program that includes AI tools for employees, with savings aimed at earnings targets
  From the Oct 3, 2026 post · Sources: The Cigna Group (SEC filing), Healthcare DiveShare
• Money Oct 1, 2026
  Blue Shield of California plans ACCESS-style outcome payments for technology-supported chronic care in commercial plans in 2027
  From the Oct 3, 2026 post · Sources: STAT, CMS (ACCESS model)Share
• Money Sept 30, 2026
  ARPA-H awards up to $79.4 million for ICU immune digital twins and $14.9 million for a monitor of autonomous cardiology agents
  From the Oct 1, 2026 post · Sources: ARPA-H (ReSCUED award), Stanford Medicine, VTDigger, Becker's Hospital ReviewShare
• Money Sept 29, 2026
  PHTI survey: 68% of employers and 55% of health plans tie digital health payments to performance; 71% of systems use AI documentation
  From the Oct 1, 2026 post · Source: Peterson Health Technology InstituteShare
• Money Sept 29, 2026
  Ortet launches as a health AI lab with a $500 million commitment from Thoreau and NYU's Kyunghyun Cho as CEO
  From the Oct 1, 2026 post · Source: Ortet (Business Wire)Share
• Money Sept 29, 2026
  Oura postpones its Nasdaq IPO a day before trading was to begin, citing IPO market "uncertainty"
  From the Sept 30, 2026 post · Sources: Oura (Business Wire), Fierce Healthcare, TechCrunch, HIStalkShare
• Money Sept 28, 2026
  Colorado awards $169.6 million to 91 rural providers for tele-ICU, telehospitalist, remote monitoring and other projects
  From the Sept 29, 2026 post · Sources: Colorado HCPF, CMS, Colorado awards, CMS, Texas awardsShare
• Money Sept 28, 2026
  Coding software makers say AI captures missed services as insurers tie $942 million in added costs to hospital AI billing
  From the Sept 29, 2026 post · Sources: Healthcare Dive, TechCrunch, Fierce Healthcare, BCBSA analysisShare
• Money Sept 25, 2026
  Oura IPO draws about four times as many orders as shares offered; pricing set for Sept. 29 at up to $14.1 billion valuation
  From the Sept 28, 2026 post · Source: Bloomberg (Yahoo Finance)Share
• Money Sept 24, 2026
  Basalt Health raises $20 million led by NEA for AI that reads hospital referrals for post-acute facilities
  From the Sept 27, 2026 post · Sources: Basalt Health (Business Wire), MobiHealthNewsShare
• Money Sept 23, 2026
  Bain and KLAS survey of 303 health executives finds 3x to 3.9x the most common return hurdle for IT spending
  From the Sept 27, 2026 post · Sources: Bain & Company, Healthcare DiveShare
• Money Sept 25, 2026
  OpenEvidence raises $250 million at $15 billion valuation, up from $12 billion in January, as it plans its own cancer drugs
  From the Sept 26, 2026 post · Sources: Axios, Business Insider via Reuters, Forbes, Refresh MiamiShare
• Money Sept 24, 2026
  Blue Cross group says hospital AI coding added $942 million in inpatient costs over two years with no matching rise in treatment
  From the Sept 25, 2026 post · Sources: Fierce Healthcare, Becker's Hospital Review, Medical Daily, PYMNTSShare
• Money Sept 22, 2026
  Heidi raises $340 million at $900 million valuation to expand its scribe into agents that prepopulate order sets and draft referrals
  From the Sept 23, 2026 post · Sources: MobiHealthNews, HIT Consultant, SiliconANGLE, Heidi media roomShare
• Money Sept 21, 2026
  Oura launches IPO of 50 million shares at $40 to $44; prospectus pitches a move from wearables into preventive health care
  From the Sept 21, 2026 post · Sources: Oura IPO launch release (Business Wire), SEC (Oura S-1), Fierce Healthcare (S-1 coverage), Investing.com (Bloomberg report), Fierce Healthcare (Counsel Health and Oura)Share
• Money Sept 19, 2026
  CPT Editorial Panel takes up seven AI-service code proposals in Minneapolis, including algorithmic STEMI identification and a mammography risk score
  From the Sept 20, 2026 post · Sources: AMA CPT Editorial Panel agenda (September 2026), AMA CPT Editorial Panel meeting page, AMA CPT Appendix S, Madhani Healthcare Consulting, Discoveries in Health PolicyShare
• Money Sept 18, 2026
  AI-native small-business insurer Angle Health raises $600 million at a $2.7 billion valuation, with "automated clinical steering" in its pitch
  From the Sept 19, 2026 post · Sources: Fierce Healthcare, HIT ConsultantShare
• Money Sept 16, 2026
  Sword Health to buy Headspace for a reported $300 million in cash, about one-tenth of Headspace's 2021 valuation
  From the Sept 17, 2026 post · Sources: Sword Health release, Fierce Healthcare, HIT Consultant, CMS (ACCESS participants)Share
• Money Sept 15, 2026
  OpenEvidence valued at $12 billion, Function Health raises $450 million, Oura files for IPO with $1.4 billion in trailing revenue
  From the Sept 16, 2026 post · Sources: OpenEvidence release, Becker's Hospital Review, Function Health release, MobiHealthNews, SEC (Oura S-1), Investing.com, Doximity earnings call, Fierce Healthcare, Reuters (via MarketScreener)Share
• Money Sept 15, 2026
  Waystar hires Evercore to explore sale at about $4.8 billion; shares down 24% this year after Morgan Stanley AI disruption note
  From the Sept 15, 2026 post · Sources: Fierce Healthcare, Reuters (via MarketScreener)Share