Feb 3, 2022

Health #47 - MD burnout👩‍⚕️, fundraising💰, and Mark Cuban 🐎

Issue #47 — View online — Suggest a link

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The latest news and information about innovations in healthcare!

Welcome back to Health Digest! This is the 45th iteration of this newsletter. I hope you enjoy this quick in-look into the crazy world of healthcare.

Welcome to the 29 new Digest readers who have joined us since last edition!

As always, we’ll follow a 5️⃣ - 1️⃣ - 1️⃣ format. Reach out with any comments, questions, or feedback. You can find me @dan_cimaglia.

5️⃣ articles

Medicine’s great resignation? 1 in 5 doctors plan exit in 2 years

Survey of 20,000-plusd doctors and other health professionals finds many plan to leave current practice or cut back hours within two years.

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SoftBank leads Alto Pharmacy's $200M series E as prescription delivery unicorn doubles annual revenue

Alto Pharmacy grabbed $200 million in a series E funding round led by SoftBank Vision Fund as the company expands its prescription delivery services into new markets.

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Cigna study: Virtual care can reduce unnecessary ER, urgent care visits by 19%

Integrating virtual care can save the healthcare system significant amounts of money, as well as avoid unnecessary visits to the emergency department or urgent care center, according to a new study from Cigna.

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Mark Cuban's drug company launches pharmacy, promising striking savings on generic drugs

The pharmacy’s initial inventory launch consists of 100 generic drugs. MCCDPC boasts that it reflects actual manufacturer prices along with a flat 15% fee by cutting out middlemen and markups.

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Change Healthcare May Sell Assets to Prepare for UHG Merger

Change Healthcare is considering selling its payment integrity business, ClaimsXten, to prepare for its upcoming merger with UnitedHealth Group.

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1️⃣ podcast

Hiding in Plain Sight: What's Missing in Health Equity | Keri Norris | TEDxEmory

Kerri Norris, who worked at the Centers for Disease Control (CDC) as a health scientist, evaluator, and epidemiologist, will be talking about “Addressing Hea…

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I decided to go with this really powerful YouTube video this week in lieu of a podcast. I wanted to share Kerri Norris’ Tedx talk on a very important issue in American healthcare - health equity.

Kerri argues (and she’s 100% correct) that giving everyone health insurance, for example, isn’t enough to achieve true equality. There is much more that goes into a person’s health - access to nutritious food, life stressors (even those starting in the womb), transportation, quality housing, and much more.

1️⃣ quote

“For many of our customers, virtual care continues to be the best way to meet their needs in a cost-effective manner.”

Shawna Dodds, VP of Product Development at Cigna (article linked above)

Get in touch!

Dan Cimaglia (@dan_cimaglia) | Twitter

The latest Tweets from Dan Cimaglia (@dan_cimaglia). Health plan strategy + partnerships @try_headway | Healthcare Digest Curator @Techstars @StartupDigest | @msbgu alum. New York, USA

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