Another one bites the dust
You probably overheard some insurer drama last week. Here’s the gist: Aetna, the third-largest insurer is exiting all but four state exchanges—and may or may not be leaving out of spite after the DOJ blocked its Humana merger. Since Aetna isn't the only insurer to jump the Obamacare ship, HHS has its work cut out—here’s an insightful interview about it from the ‘Obamacare CEO’ himself.
Happy 20th birthday, HIPAA! Though you're no longer a teenager, you're still angsty.
Headlines
Hospitals Are Partnering With Uber To Get Patients To Checkups
Tweet | The Atlantic
Apple Acquires Personal Health Data Startup Gliimpse
Tweet | Fast Company
Consumer Health Tech Companies Increasingly Move Into Healthcare
Tweet | MobiHealthNews
Death By Medical Error: Adding Context To Scary Headlines
Tweet | The New York Times
FTC Cracks Down On Practice Fusion For Privacy Violations
Tweet | MobiHealthNews
McDonald's Launches, Then Stops Distributing Happy Meal Activity Trackers
Tweet | ABC News
Genetic Studies’ Lack Of Diversity May Lead To Misdiagnoses, Researchers Say
Tweet | The Wall Street Journal
Rock Health in the News
Iodine Completes First Mental Health Integration Of Apple CareKit-Developed App
Tweet | MedCity News
Funding
| Company | Amt | Investors | Source |
| NextHealth | $8.5M | Norwest Venture Partners | TechCrunch |
| Happify | $5M | Marketplace Fund II, Hills Capital | MobiHealthNews |
| Bloomlife | $4M | Efficient Capacity, LanzaTech Ventures, The Chernin Group, Kapor Capital, Act One Ventures | MobiHealthNews |
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