Rajiv Leventhal
@RajivLeventhal
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Senior Analyst, Digital Health @EMARKETER, covering the intersection of healthcare, pharma & tech & why it matters
Jersey City, NJ
Joined December 2012
NEW with @ikeswetlitz: Google’s parent company spent billions on failed health projects. Will healthcare AI be its saving grace? https://t.co/himUbLr5Kg
bloomberg.com
After spending billions trying to transform the industry, Alphabet sees opportunity in artificial intelligence. Providers say the technology is still lacking
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Dang $230M. That says it all. Publicly traded retail company will never stand for those kinds of losses.
Big scoop: Walmart's health clinics business hit $230M in losses last year, leading to the retailer shutting it down. @ShelbyJLiv with the exclusive for @endpts
https://t.co/AMOPCJ5SUZ
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In the wake of major closure announcements by Walgreens and Walmart, some experts see signs of a larger retreat in brick-and-mortar healthcare clinics as retailers are buffeted by high overhead fees, failed expansion plans and complex business models. https://t.co/GDXMNjDp1r
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EMARKETER brand returns, launches PRO+ with powerful new forecasting and insights tools https://t.co/It4MTYEOur
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Amazon's health push started with experiments that spooked rivals at the mere mention of their existence. After some high-profile busts and acquisitions, their pitch is simpler: mail-order drugs and primary care. I took a look at how they got here:
bloomberg.com
Company insiders describe a culture of hubris that prompted the e-commerce giant to over-promise and under-deliver.
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Really great look inside the collapse of Babylon Health from @gracefbrowne — when that groundbreaking billion pound AI turns out to be an Excel spreadsheet https://t.co/nP8NknwIY4
wired.com
When it went public in 2021, Babylon Health was valued at over $4 billion. Now it has declared bankruptcy. Insiders say it could never live up to its hype.
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Great piece on MA in @jareddashevsky's newsletter today "Despite its stellar enrollment growth, MA—capturing 51% of the entire Medicare population—is fundamentally broken and costing the government (us taxpayers!) an unfathomable amount of money."
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Essential accountability reporting by @bobjherman and @caseymross @statnews, pulling back the curtain on one of the most opaque — and consequential — facets of the health care industry: how insurers decide what they’ll cover.
NEW: a @statnews investigation reveals that UnitedHealth’s acquisition of a popular Medicare Advantage algorithm sparked dissent among employees alarmed that their bosses were letting the algorithm override their calls about patient care
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Had a great time talking #retailhealth on this week's @eMarketer Behind the Numbers pod https://t.co/ZVVp9dpz05 We discuss: --Why retailers are so heavily investing in healthcare companies now --How it's affecting consumer decisions on where to get care --And more!
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New: A non-profit health system brings in $4 billion each year. It denies care to patients with too much medical debt. The policy means that poor patients and kids, some just 3 years old, are turned away because of outstanding bills. With @jbsgreenberg: https://t.co/NBRcHY8XGl
nytimes.com
Doctors at the Allina Health System, a wealthy nonprofit in the Midwest, aren’t allowed to see poor patients or children with too many unpaid medical bills.
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Big Healthcare is getting bigger. Is that healthy for America? @erikafry and I dig into the huge growth of @UnitedHealthGrp and @CVSHealth, for the upcoming @Fortune500 issue: https://t.co/0LDIlTv9Sn
fortune.com
The companies and their rivals say their enormous size and scope makes them the best candidates to fix America’s health care system. After a new wave of mergers, they're under pressure to prove it.
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Hopped on our latest Behind the Numbers @eMarketer podcast to discuss: -- The changing demographics of US physicians & the impact of shortages + burnout --Healthcare experts rate AI chatbots --Are medical credit cards a scam? Give it a listen!
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My look at what’s behind the rush to own primary care practices
nytimes.com
Large health insurers and other companies are especially keen on doctors’ groups that care for patients in private Medicare plans.
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As the #digitalhealth funding market has shifted downwards, companies that were once deemed unicorns have had to lay off employees, sell lagging businesses and even file for bankruptcy. Here's a list of 7 that have struggled. https://t.co/RCSeUqmwry
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KAISER IS CREATING A NATIONAL INTEGRATED CARE DELIVERY PLATFORM AND THIS IS THE FIRST STEP IN THAT DIRECTION EVERYONE. An absolutely MASSIVE acquisition is happening between Kaiser Permanente and Geisinger Health, two vertically integrated health systems. • Kaiser is forming a
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#GenerativeAI is all the hype these days. But the craze is making clinicians and health tech execs both eager and nervous about the potential of applications like ChatGPT and GPT-4. From our #digitalhealth Daily Briefing @IntelInsider
emarketer.com
The risks and benefits of generative AI in healthcare: The AI craze is triggering mixed feelings in healthcare communities as tech players continue to tout their tools for healthcare tasks.
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Just posted: Epic, Microsoft are teaming on #GPT4 in the EHR. Two use cases...one still in development...but the message is clear, the biggest EHR vendor is in on generative AI #chatgpt #OpenAI via @BrockEWTurner
https://t.co/5H5vF14EPi
modernhealthcare.com
Health systems using Epic's EHR system will be able to run generative AI solutions like GPT-4 through Microsoft's OpenAI Azure Service.
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A recent survey from @wkhealth explored consumer attitudes around the way they view primary care – and how pharmacists are playing a larger role through this shift. @RajivLeventhal explores more in @IntelInsider: https://t.co/4WNIUIPUP7
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.@RebeccaTorrenc5 spoke with Hims CEO @AndrewDudum about whether the now-profitable digital health company is going to start prescribing buzzy weight-loss meds like Ozempic. He explained his reservations, and why Hims isn't jumping in just yet:
businessinsider.com
Hims & Hers wants to launch its own weight loss program with GLP-1s like Ozempic. CEO Andrew Dudum worries about three challenges to the new market.
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Pharmacists’ roles and responsibilities evolved during the pandemic. Patients are noticing—and trusting them more than ever. We explore the trend in today's @IntelInsider Digital Health Daily Briefing
emarketer.com
Consumers see pharmacists as a go-to healthcare source: Pharmacists’ roles and responsibilities evolved during the pandemic. Patients are noticing—and trusting them more than ever.
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