NextMD Research

Insights on concierge medicine, direct primary care, and personalized healthcare.

14 Top Healthcare Private Equity Firms in 2026

Global healthcare private equity reached an estimated $191 billion in announced deal value across 445 buyouts in 2025 . That was a record for value and the second-highest annual deal count on record.

Aug 30, 2026

14 Top Healthcare Private Equity Firms in 2026

Metriport Raised $26M to Pull Outside Medical Records in Seconds: How Your Concierge Doctor Gets Your History

Metriport raised $26 million on August 27, 2026 to pull a patient's outside medical records into a doctor's chart in seconds.[1] TJ Parker, a general partner at Matrix, led the round, with ARTIS Ventures and Y Combinator participating.

Aug 29, 2026

Metriport Raised $26M to Pull Outside Medical Records in Seconds: How Your Concierge Doctor Gets Your History

Sword Health Is Buying Headspace for Up to $300M After a $3B Valuation

Sword Health plans to buy Headspace for between $200 million and $300 million in cash, according to Axios.[1] Headspace's parent company, OrangeDot, confirmed the proposed all-cash transaction in a Massachusetts regulatory filing.

Aug 28, 2026

Sword Health Is Buying Headspace for Up to $300M After a $3B Valuation

Can a Concierge or DPC Doctor Help When Every Specialist Has a Long Wait?

Having a concierge or direct primary care doctor can help with more than just primary care. Often they have relationships that can help you get seen faster by specialists and have relationships within hospital networks.

Aug 25, 2026

Can a Concierge or DPC Doctor Help When Every Specialist Has a Long Wait?

Why Direct Primary Care Is Harder to Build in New York

New York has 50 direct primary care practices in NextMD's directory. That is only 13 percent of the 381 physician-led membership practices we list across the state.

Aug 23, 2026

Why Direct Primary Care Is Harder to Build in New York

Cityblock Buys Homeward to Build a 250,000-Member Primary-Care Platform

Cityblock Health has agreed to buy Homeward Health. This creates a primary-care company that would serve roughly 250,000 people if the deal closes.

Aug 20, 2026

Cityblock Buys Homeward to Build a 250,000-Member Primary-Care Platform

The $150 Line: The HSA Rule That May Reprice Direct Primary Care

The $150 Line: The HSA Rule That May Reprice Direct Primary Care There is now a federal line running directly through direct primary care pricing: $150 per month . As of January 1, 2026, a qualifying direct primary care (DPC) membership at or below $150 preserves a patient's ability to contribute to a Health Savings Account (HSA).

Aug 19, 2026

Concierge Medicine for Snowbirds: How to Coordinate Care Across Two States

Your concierge doctor may know your history, manage your medications, and answer quickly while you are home. Then you arrive at your seasonal residence and discover that the same physician cannot automatically conduct a video visit across a state line.

Aug 18, 2026

Concierge Medicine for Snowbirds: How to Coordinate Care Across Two States

Abridge Moves Beyond AI Scribes Into Clinical Decisions

Abridge built its business by listening to doctor-patient conversations and turning them into medical notes. Now it is moving one step closer to the medical decision itself.

Aug 17, 2026

Abridge Moves Beyond AI Scribes Into Clinical Decisions

Why Primary Care's Biggest Breakthrough May Be Faster Access, Not More AI

Primary care does not lack technology. Doctors have electronic health records, patient portals, automated reminders, telehealth platforms, digital intake forms, remote monitoring tools, and a rapidly expanding catalog of artificial intelligence (AI) products.

Aug 16, 2026

Why Primary Care's Biggest Breakthrough May Be Faster Access, Not More AI

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