Morning Headlines 7/11/17
Fewer issuers apply to participate in Health Insurance Exchanges for 2018
A CMS press release cites a 38 percent decline in applications to sell qualified health plans on the federal exchange for the 2018 enrollment period as evidence that ACA is failing.
Digital Health Funding 2017 Midyear Review: A record breaking first half
Rock Health publishes its midyear report on digital health funding, concluding that 2017 is on pace to be a record-setting investment year, despite ongoing legislative uncertainty, with $3.5 billion invested in the first half of the year.
Georgia’s Health Commissioner Named to Lead CDC
Brenda Fitzgerald, MD and public health commissioner of Georgia, is tapped to lead the CDC.
US to Fund Advanced Brain-Computer Interfaces
DARPA issues $65 million in grants to fund a moonshot effort a developing brain implants that would result in seamless brain-to-computer communications.
Sounds reasonable, until you look at the Silicon Valley experience. Silicon Valley grew like a weed precisely because employees could…