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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

What Abridge's $300M Series E Means for Concierge Medicine

In April 2026, Abridge raised $300 million in a Series E round led by Andreessen Horowitz and Khosla Ventures, valuing the ambient artificial intelligence (AI) scribe company at $5.3 billion.

Apr 30, 2026

What Abridge's $300M Series E Means for Concierge Medicine

What Hippocratic AI's Voice Front Door Means for Concierge Medicine

In April 2026, Hippocratic AI launched two products that directly interact with patients. The first, called AI Front Door, is a voice agent that answers the phone, runs intake, and handles routine patient questions.

Apr 27, 2026

What Hippocratic AI's Voice Front Door Means for Concierge Medicine

The Doctor Shortage Hitting 30% of America: Why Concierge and DPC Became the Quiet Workaround

Nearly 30% of US adults do not have a usual source of primary care.[1] That is the highest level recorded in a decade.

Apr 26, 2026

The Doctor Shortage Hitting 30% of America: Why Concierge and DPC Became the Quiet Workaround

What Whoop's $575M Raise Means for Your Concierge Doctor

What Whoop's $575M Raise Means for Your Concierge Doctor In the first quarter of 2026, digital health startups raised $4.0 billion across 110 deals, the strongest first quarter since the pandemic funding peak.

Apr 25, 2026

How I became a concierge doctor with Aaron Wenzel founder of Brentwood MD

A NextMD video conversation between Josh Bobrowsky (Founder CEO, NextMD) and Dr. Aaron Wenzel (Founder, Brentwood MD).

Apr 13, 2026

How I became a concierge doctor with Aaron Wenzel founder of Brentwood MD

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