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

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

Eighty-six percent of U.S.

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?

TytoCare Raised $25M to Bring the Physical Exam Into the Home

TytoCare raised more than $25 million on July 15, 2026, to expand technology that lets clinicians examine a patient's heart, lungs, ears, skin, throat, and abdomen from a distance.[1] The company is addressing a basic limitation of virtual care.

Jul 19, 2026

TytoCare Raised $25M to Bring the Physical Exam Into the Home

What Happens When Your Concierge Doctor Retires, Sells, or Joins a Network?

You paid for a relationship with a specific doctor. Then a letter arrives saying that doctor is retiring, selling the practice, or joining a national network.

Jul 18, 2026

What Happens When Your Concierge Doctor Retires, Sells, or Joins a Network?

Sonata Health: What the $2,500 Preventive Health Membership Buys

Sonata's founding membership costs $2,500 a year. The company displays $4,000 as the regular annual price and says founding members can keep the lower rate while their membership remains active.

Jul 17, 2026

Sonata Health: What the $2,500 Preventive Health Membership Buys

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