Digital health hits its stride
After years of record-breaking venture funding, digital health finally hit its stride in a year when everyone expected funding to decline. In the first half of 2016, slightly over $2B filled company coffers–on track with both 2014 and 2015. So who is doling out dollars? It looks like traditional VCs might have been upstaged by corporate funds. Uncover the latest trends in our Digital Health Funding 2016 Midyear Review.
Meanwhile, while you were out catching Pokémon (which might be the fastest-growing unintentional health app if you follow normal rules of safe living), we went ahead and caught the rest of the headlines. Among them were two important pieces on health reform, including one by Obama poking holes in Obamacare and another by Politico's Dan Diamond on the health law’s secret jobs program.
Headlines
United States Health Care Reform. Progress To Date And Next Steps
Tweet | JAMA
State Of Telehealth
Tweet | NEJM
When Genetic Testing Hopes Collide With The Reality Of Insurance Premiums
Tweet | MedCity News
GlaxoSmithKline Becomes First Drugmaker To Use ResearchKit For Trials
Tweet | Bloomberg
Next-Generation Prosthetics Aim To Rewire The Brain
Tweet | STAT
Ransomware To Become A Crime In California. Will It Help Hospitals?
Tweet | LA Times
Digital Health Companies Advise Congress On FDA, FTC, HIPAA
Tweet | MobiHealthNews
Rock Health in the News
This Startup Wants To Take The Mystery Out Of Your Medical Bill (Amino)
Tweet | BuzzFeed
CMS To Open Up Reimbursement For Digital Diabetes Prevention Programs
Tweet | MobiHealthNews
Funding
| Company | Amt | Investors | Source |
| Endotronix | $32M | BioVentures Investors, SV Life Sciences, Lumira Capital, Aperture Venture Partners, OSF Ventures | FierceBiotech |
| Docent Health | $15M | Bessemer Venture Partners, NEA, Maverick Ventures | MobiHealthNews |
| Caremerge | $14M | Insight Venture Partners, Cambia Health Solutions, Ziegler-LinkAge Longevity Fund, GE Ventures, Arsenal Venture Partners | MobiHealthNews |
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