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Function Health Secures $450M In Funding Led By General Catalyst

Function Health is a consumer health platform that gives members access to more than 160 laboratory tests a year. Its $365 membership includes repeat testing, a dashboard for tracking results, written explanations, and clinician review.

Jul 31, 2026

Function Health Secures $450M In Funding Led By General Catalyst

Concierge Medicine in Chicago: Costs, Suburbs, and the 2026 Market

NextMD lists 108 physician-led concierge and direct primary care practices with 194 verified doctors across the Chicago metro. Chicago proper accounts for 58 practices and 115 physicians.

Jul 29, 2026

Concierge Medicine in Chicago: Costs, Suburbs, and the 2026 Market

Your Doctor's AI Scribe: Why Your Visit Is Being Recorded, and What Happens to the Audio

Your Doctor's AI Scribe: Why Your Visit Is Being Recorded, and What Happens to the Audio Your doctor may start a visit with a new question: "Is it okay if I use an AI scribe to help write my note?" The tool may look like an app running on a phone or computer.

Jul 27, 2026

Can You Use an HSA or FSA for Concierge Medicine or DPC?

A concierge or direct primary care membership may feel like an obvious healthcare expense. That does not automatically make the entire fee eligible for payment from a Health Savings Account (HSA) or Flexible Spending Account (FSA).

Jul 26, 2026

Can You Use an HSA or FSA for Concierge Medicine or DPC?

Candid Health Raises $120M for AI Medical Billing

Candid Health raised a $120 million Series D on July 22, 2026, to automate the financial machinery behind American healthcare. Sixth Street Growth led the round, with Oak HC/FT, 8VC, and Y Combinator participating.

Jul 25, 2026

Candid Health Raises $120M for AI Medical Billing

Your Doctor Sees Your Wearable Data, but Almost Never Has It in the Chart

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Jul 25, 2026

Your Doctor Sees Your Wearable Data, but Almost Never Has It in the Chart

"Concierge" Now Has a $69/Month Price Tag: Prosper Medical $16m Raise

Prosper Medical raised a $16 million seed round for a virtual primary care membership it markets as "AI-driven concierge care." FUSE led the round, which the company plans to use to expand its physician network and technology.

Jul 23, 2026

"Concierge" Now Has a $69/Month Price Tag: Prosper Medical $16m Raise

AI Health Wearables and the New Garmin CIRQA

Garmin announced the CIRQA Smart Band on July 21, 2026. It is the company's first screenless fitness band, costs $199.

Jul 22, 2026

AI Health Wearables and the New Garmin CIRQA

Concierge Medicine for Aging Parents: Costs, Medicare, and What Adult Children Should Evaluate

Concierge medicine for an aging parent can cost $3,000 to over $40,000 per year. The fee may buy more physician time, quicker access, and help coordinating several specialists.

Jul 21, 2026

Concierge Medicine for Aging Parents: Costs, Medicare, and What Adult Children Should Evaluate

230 Million People Ask ChatGPT About Their Health Every Week. What Happens Next?

More than 230 million people ask ChatGPT health and wellness questions every week, according to OpenAI's analysis of de-identified conversations.[1] They ask about symptoms, laboratory results, medications, sleep, nutrition, insurance, and what to do next.

Jul 20, 2026

230 Million People Ask ChatGPT About Their Health Every Week. What Happens Next?

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