Rock Weekly: The FDA Digital Health Showdown Begins
March 3, 2014
The showdown over mobile medical app regulation heated up last week as Congress introduced a bill to strip the FDA of digital health oversight. Meanwhile, 42% of docs won’t prescribe apps due to lack of regulation.
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Headlines
Congress Wants To Kick FDA Out Of Digital Health With New Bill
VentureBeat
ACA Enrollment Hits 4 Million
Los Angeles Times
Even As A Doctor I Had Difficulty Entering The Healthcare System
The Atlantic
Digital Health IPOs Will Leave Enterprise Tech In The Dust In 2014
VentureBeat
What’s The Secret To Making Wearables That People Actually Want?
Wired
Oscar Off To A Good Start Under Obamacare
CNBC
5 Ways To Improve The ACA
USA Today
Everyday Health Files For IPO Again
MobiHealthNews
Rock Health In The News
Obama’s Trauma Team
Time
Lift Labs Matching Donations For Essential Tremor Awareness Month
Indiegogo
5 Wearables That Could Transform Our Lives
VentureBeat
Funding
| Company | Amt | Investors | Source |
| Conversion Sound | $5.63M | Undisclosed | SEC |
| Liquid Grids | $3.21M | Undisclosed | SEC |
| Tonic | $2.5M | Hearst Health Ventures | VentureBeat |
| Opternative | $1M | Tribeca Venture Partners, Chicago Ventures | TechCrunch |
| Wellfount | $1M | Undisclosed | SEC |
| Seamless Medical | $775K | Undisclosed | SEC |
| Constant Therapy | $605K | Boston University, TiE Angels Boston, Andy Palmer | MedCity News |
| Bio Wellness | $60K | Undisclosed | SEC |
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