Rock Weekly: At healthcare.gov, the plot thickens

October 14th, 2013

Ever wonder how founders feel about Rock Health? Watch this. Then, apply to Rock Health for seed funding and services for your digital health company.

Want to see more females in the healthcare C-suite? Join XX in Health. Our fourth XX Retreat will be in Chicago on October 25th, highlighting women’s role in healthcare innovation.

 

Headlines

How Cronyism, Bad Management and Too Many Cooks Sank Healthcare.Gov
Slate

1% of Patients Account for 21% of US Health Spending
Kaiser Health News

Details Emerge on Google’s Anti-Aging Startup, Calico
Fortune

31 Memorable Digital Health Quotes from 2013
MobiHealthNews

The Soaring Cost of a Simple Breath
New York Times

Video Games Warm Up Surgeons Before High-Tech Surgery
MedCity News

Why Less Choice is More in Health Insurance Exchanges
Harvard Business Review

The Opportunity in Consumer Health Technology
Inc

 

Funding

Name Amt Investors Source
HealthEdge $17.5M (debt) Fifth Street Technology Partners VentureWire
Basis Science $11.75M Intel Capital, iNovia Capital and others GigaOM
Diagnosia €1M FFG, Christoph Prinz, Michael Altrichter and others TechCrunch
Luminate Health $1M KEC Ventures TechCrunch