Here is the first Theranos pitch deck
First, some news not related to Trump. Before falling from fame, Theranos was like every other startup: pitching investors with poorly formatted PowerPoints. Dan Primack does a great job summarizing and sharing its leaked deck here.
After being silent about healthcare in his inauguration speech, Trump wasted no time signing an executive order to weaken the ACA by instructing federal agencies to provide exemptions if the law creates a burden of just about any kind, particularly the individual mandate. Though largely a political statement (the real power lies with Congress)—here's what Trump can do to unwind the ACA and why. Read more at Vox and Politico.
Still, no details have been divulged about a ‘replace’ plan yet—not at HHS nominee Price’s hearing, nor on the whitehouse.gov site—but tune into this week's hearings and the GOP retreat.
Headlines
If Your Digital Health Tech Works, Lisa Suennen Will Show You The Money
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How The FDA Will Help Lead The Next Medical Revolution
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A Look Ahead At Digital Health And Health Policy Under Trump
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GOP: How We Can Repeal The ACA And Still Insure The Uninsured
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Stanford Medicine Launches Center For Digital Health
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Hospital Execs Assure Investors They Can Weather ACA Repeal
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Tom Price Weighs Pros, Cons Of EHRs
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Thousands marched in support of the ACA during the nationwide protests over the weekend.
Funding
- Nuna launched with $90M to help build a national modernized data platform for Medicaid
- Behavioral health company SilverCloud Health raised $8.1M for expansion
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