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Elation Health Bought Aster to Put an AI Coworker in Every Independent Practice

Who is Elation Health Elation Health builds the electronic health record (EHR) that independent primary-care doctors use to run their practices. Its software stores patient charts, handles documentation, runs telehealth visits, and, since its 2023 purchase of Lightning MD, processes medical billing in the same system [1][3].

Jun 4, 2026

Elation Health Bought Aster to Put an AI Coworker in Every Independent Practice

Oura Filed to Go Public: Inside the $11 Billion Smart Ring That Now Connects You to a Doctor

Oura Just Filed to Go Public In May 2026, Oura confidentially filed for an initial public offering (IPO), the first hard signal that the Finnish smart-ring maker intends to become a public company [1]. The filing caps a fast climb: an $11 billion valuation, a $900 million-plus funding round in October 2025, and roughly 5.

Jun 2, 2026

Oura Filed to Go Public: Inside the $11 Billion Smart Ring That Now Connects You to a Doctor

Navina's $55M Series C led by Goldman Sachs and Means for Concierge Medicine

In March 2025, clinician AI assistant company Navina raised a $55 million Series C funding round led by Growth Equity at Goldman Sachs Alternatives, with continued participation from Vertex Ventures Israel, Grove Ventures, and ALIVE [1]. The round brought Navina's total funding to $100 million across a Series A in October 2021, a Series B in November 2022, and the new Series C [1].

Jun 1, 2026

Navina's $55M Series C led by Goldman Sachs and Means for Concierge Medicine

Garner Health Raised $100M at a $2.74B Valuation to Score Every Doctor in America

Garner Health just raised $100 million at a $2.74 billion valuation.

May 29, 2026

Garner Health Raised $100M at a $2.74B Valuation to Score Every Doctor in America

Commure Raised $70M at a $7B Valuation to Automate Medical Billing With AI

Commure just raised $70m at a $7b valuation. The company uses AI that automates more than 85 percent of the medical billing process for hospitals and doctors' offices.

May 22, 2026

Commure Raised $70M at a $7B Valuation to Automate Medical Billing With AI

What Hims & Hers' Labs AI Launch Means for Concierge Medicine in 2026

On May 7, 2026, Hims Hers (NYSE: HIMS) launched Labs AI , an embedded artificial intelligence agent that reads a customer's bloodwork and explains it in plain language. The product covers 130 biomarker tests across 10 health categories, including heart health, metabolism, hormones, inflammation, and stress.

May 20, 2026

What Hims & Hers' Labs AI Launch Means for Concierge Medicine in 2026

What Aidoc's $150M Series E Means for Concierge Medicine

On April 30, 2026, Aidoc closed a $150 million Series E funding round led by Growth Equity at Goldman Sachs Alternatives, with participation from General Catalyst, SoftBank Vision Fund 2, and Nvidia's venture capital (VC) arm NVentures [1]. The round brings Aidoc's total funding to more than $500 million [1].

May 19, 2026

What Aidoc's $150M Series E Means for Concierge Medicine

What lower profitability in hospitals means for Concierge and DPC medicine

On May 15, 2026, CommonSpirit Health, the 137-hospital Catholic nonprofit system, reported a $578 million operating loss for fiscal Q3 [1] . The operating margin came in at -5.

May 17, 2026

What lower profitability in hospitals means for Concierge and DPC medicine

What Parsley Health Going Nationwide Means for Concierge and DPC

On April 29, 2026, Parsley Health announced it is now in-network with most major United States commercial insurers, including Aetna, Cigna, UnitedHealthcare, BlueCross BlueShield, Humana, and Centene. [2][3] The combined coverage spans roughly 150 million lives, a substantial expansion from the company's prior phased rollout that began in New York in 2023 through a partnership with Mount Sinai Hospital, followed by California.

May 15, 2026

What Parsley Health Going Nationwide Means for Concierge and DPC

What Google's New Fitbit Air and Google Health App Mean for Concierge Medicine

A Direct-to-Consumer Health Stack Just Got Bigger On May 8, 2026, Google announced the screenless, buttonless Fitbit Air , a $99.99 wearable that tracks heart rate, sleep stages, blood oxygen, skin temperature, heart rate variability, and irregular heart rhythm including atrial fibrillation, called a-fib for short [1].

May 12, 2026

What Google's New Fitbit Air and Google Health App Mean for Concierge Medicine

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