Clara Quakenbush, a medical assistant at Hancock Health’s Sue Ann Wortman Cancer Center in Indiana, used to make 10 to 15 trips a day carrying specimens to the hospital lab, according to an October 2025 news release from autonomous delivery company Arrive AI. She spent...
Healthcare services companies must provide patients with pricing information that is timely, accurate and complete, Federal Trade Commission (FTC) Chairman Andrew N. Ferguson said in letters sent to 24 of the largest such companies in the nation. Ferguson sent the letters to remind the companies...
WEX has expanded the capabilities of its artificial intelligence-powered claims tool to support more account types, the company said in a Wednesday (Sept. 30) press release. The AI-powered claims tool now supports Health Reimbursement Arrangements (HRAs) and Limited Purpose Health Flexible Spending Accounts (FSAs), in...
Oura is preparing to launch an initial public offering (IPO) on Nasdaq next week with a pitch that reaches past the smart ring it is known for. The company has spent the past year turning the sleep, heart rate, temperature and stress signals its rings...
Artificial intelligence (AI) tools used by healthcare providers to identify patients’ secondary medical conditions contributed nearly $1 billion in additional costs for Blue Cross Blue Shield insurers over two years, according to a study released Thursday by the Blue Cross Blue Shield Association. The findings,...
Thatch raised $108 million at a $1 billion valuation to continue growing its health benefits platform, the company said in a Tuesday (Sept. 15) press release. Thatch’s platform helps employers move from traditional group health plans in which they choose one plan for their workforce...
Healthcare industry payments management software company Waystar is reportedly considering a potential sale. Such a deal could return Waystar to private ownership two years after the company went public, according to a Tuesday (Sept. 15) Reuters report citing seven sources familiar with the matter. Sources say the company has...
Moderna built an artificial intelligence that reads a patient’s tumor and decides what that patient’s medicine should be. That approach just cleared its biggest test. Moderna and Merck announced Aug. 19 that their Phase 3 trial of intismeran autogene, a cancer therapy built individually for...
Agentic AI is entering healthcare through the work that happens between a medical decision and the care a patient eventually receives. These systems go beyond summarizing records or answering requests. They can collect information, move between software systems, initiate an action and continue working toward...