Garner Health Raised $100M at a $2.74B Valuation to Score Every Doctor in AmericaGarner Health just raised $100 million at a $2.74 billion valuation.May 29, 2026
From Prescribing to Managing: Why Concierge Doctors Are Important as GLP-1s Get Cheap in 2026On May 6, 2026, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) announced a new program that will give eligible Medicare Part D beneficiaries access to certain glucagon-like peptide-1 (GLP-1) medications for $50 per month starting July 1, 2026.[1] The program runs through December 31, 2027 under a broader pilot called the BALANCE Model.May 28, 2026
Concierge Medicine Is Booming. Is Your Doctor Actually a MD/DO Doctor?Between 2018 and 2023, the number of concierge and direct primary care practices in the United States grew 83%, and the number of clinicians working in them grew 78.4%, from 3,935 to 7,021.May 26, 2026
Concierge Medicine in the Atlanta Metro: The 2026 Market Report1. Executive Summary NextMD lists 111 concierge and direct primary care (DPC) practices and 142 physicians across the Atlanta metro, the seventh-largest concierge and DPC market in the US and the largest in the Southeast outside Florida.May 26, 2026
The Top 10 VC Firms in Health AI in 2026, Ranked by Dedicated Healthcare Fund SizeDigital health startups raised roughly $4.0 billion across 110 deals in the first quarter of 2026, the strongest first quarter since the pandemic peak.May 25, 2026
Private Doctor: What It Means and What It Costs in 2026The average primary care doctor in the United States manages a panel of 2,000 to 2,500 patients and runs visits that last 10 to 15 minutes.[1] A private doctor is the structural opposite of that.May 23, 2026
Commure Raised $70M at a $7B Valuation to Automate Medical Billing With AICommure 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
Concierge Medicine in the Houston Metro: 2026 Market Report1. Executive Summary The Houston metro is the sixth-largest concierge and direct primary care (DPC) market in the country, with 127 practices and 168 physicians listed on NextMD across a 7.May 21, 2026
What Hims & Hers' Labs AI Launch Means for Concierge Medicine in 2026On 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 Aidoc's $150M Series E Means for Concierge MedicineOn 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