Morning Headlines 10/16/20
WiserCare closes $3.6M financing round, led by UnityPoint Health Ventures
Shared decision-making platform vendor WiserCare raises $3.6 million, increasing its total to $9 million.
Philips seeks buyer for Philips Lifeline
Philips is reportedly seeking a buyer for its Lifeline personal emergency response business, which it acquired in 2006 for $750 million.
Trump Administration Drives Telehealth Services in Medicaid and Medicare
CMS expands the list of telehealth services that Medicare will pay for during the pandemic.
98point6 nabs $118 million for its AI-powered telemedicine platform
Text-based telemedicine company 98point6 raises $118 million in a funding round led by L Catterton and Activant Capital.
Weird that Google can acknowledge its crowdsourced medical advice was wrong, but escape penalties for doing it wantonly at scale.