Morning Headlines 3/20/26
Verily Secures $300 Million Investment to Advance its Precision Health AI Strategy
Alphabet-owned Verily raises $300 million, renames itself Verily Health, and says that it will focus on developing AI-enabled precision health solutions.
Chartis acquires Leap AI, accelerates healthcare innovation through AI and technology transformation
Chartis acquires venture studio Leap AI.
House bill pressures VA to get EHR back on track, or risk contract termination
A proposed House bill would restrict the VA from signing new agreements with Oracle Health or bringing new sites live if the VA doesn’t implement and meet system and operational metrics.
Health Universe Raises $6M to Integrate AI Agents into Healthcare Organizations
Health Universe, which helps healthcare organizations build, deploy, and govern AI agents, announces $6 million in seed funding.
Weird that Google can acknowledge its crowdsourced medical advice was wrong, but escape penalties for doing it wantonly at scale.