Shelby Livingston
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Noom quietly started writing prescriptions for trendy new weight-loss drugs
The program, which rolled out to some users in the fall, is meant to provide "additional support" for qualifying app users, a spokesperson said. → Read More
Workers are clamoring for pricey new weight-loss drugs like Ozempic. Companies are grappling with how to respond.
Covering the weight-loss medicines threatens to send employers' costs through the roof. But without coverage, the drugs are unaffordable for many. → Read More
CVS Health is betting $10.6 billion on a new kind of medical clinic in the race to own the front door to healthcare
CVS said it wants to buy primary-care upstart Oak Street Health as the arms race for doctors heats up. → Read More
The era of health insurance disruptors is over
Oscar, Bright, and Clover wanted to disrupt health insurance. But it's a hard business to break into, and mistakes kept them from upending much. → Read More
We're finally learning more about how Dollar General could take on the healthcare industry
Discount retail chain Dollar General is piloting mobile clinics, as part of its push into the $4.3 trillion healthcare industry. → Read More
How Cerebral went from a hyped $4.8 billion mental-health startup to fighting for its survival
Cerebral grew quickly by prescribing serious drugs online. Its future hinges on caring for many of the same patients it's struggled to treat. → Read More
SoftBank-backed Cerebral is cutting 20% of its employees as demand for the mental health startup's services slows. Read the memo from its CEO announcing the cuts.
Cerebral has slowed its growth efforts in recent months after drawing federal investigations into its prescribing practices. → Read More
Amazon just hit fast-forward on its vision to transform how you see the doctor
With a $3.9 billion acquisition, the scope of Amazon's ambitions in primary care are starting to crystalize. → Read More
Aledade just raised another $123 million in a funding round that values the primary-care upstart at $3.1 billion
Aledade helps independent doctors get paid based on how well they care for patients, and works with 1,000 practices. → Read More
Cerebral just replaced CEO Kyle Robertson as the mental-health startup faces increased scrutiny
Robertson cofounded Cerebral, a startup that prescribes mental-health medications online. It was recently valued at $4.8 billion. → Read More
Leaked email: Mental-health startup Cerebral will stop prescribing most controlled drugs like Xanax and Adderall
Facing backlash and federal investigations, the mental-health startup Cerebral plans to stop prescribing most controlled substances. → Read More
The DOJ is investigating whether mental-health startup Cerebral violated a controlled-substances law
US prosecutors are demanding Cerebral turn over a slew of documents related to how it prescribes potentially addictive medicines. → Read More
The DEA is investigating Cerebral as the $4.8 billion mental-health startup faces growing scrutiny
The DEA interviewed former employees at Cerebral, a startup that prescribes controlled substances, about its clinicians' licenses and other matters. → Read More
The $4.8 billion mental-health startup Cerebral plans to outsource hundreds of crucial roles to the Philippines. Employees say the move risks disrupting patients' care.
Cerebral, an American company that provides therapy and medication online, is planning to shift hundreds of patient-facing jobs offshore. → Read More
The Biden administration just overhauled a controversial new Medicare program. The changes could drive even more revenue to healthcare upstarts.
Certain changes to a Trump-era Medicare experiment could ultimately benefit the top lines of upstarts like Clover Health and Oak Street Health. → Read More
Doctors treating kidney disease, cancer, and heart problems are experimenting with new ways of getting paid, and it could be the future of specialty care
Medical specialists are starting to enter contracts in which they're rewarded for improving patients' health and lowering costs. → Read More
A top UnitedHealth exec laid out the 3 investments critical to changing up how its clinics care for patients
UnitedHealth President Dirk McMahon said the company spent $100 million to ready its clinics to care for patients in new ways that reward better care. → Read More
A top Talkspace exec just tried to soothe worried investors. 3 key slides from a new presentation reveal more stumbles and ideas for turning the mental health company around.
Talkspace's interim CEO just addressed the company's $1 stock, growth issues, misreported numbers, and executive exodus. → Read More
Health-insurance upstarts are stealing members from dominant players like Humana in the red-hot market for older Americans
Small upstarts like Alignment Healthcare and regional plans like Scan Health Plan are growing their footholds in the Medicare Advantage market. → Read More
Castlight Health is combining with JPMorgan-backed primary-care startup Vera. The $370 million deal should help doctors steer patients to better, lower-cost care.
Castlight and Vera said the deal will help them lower costs and improve the health of patients who get health coverage through their jobs. → Read More