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MedCity News is a trusted source for healthcare innovation news and analysis for busy professionals and senior executives. As the healthcare industry undergoes an overall transformation with an intense focus on value-based care, MedCity News reports on how the healthcare ecosystem – payers, providers, healthtech startups, investors, medtech, diagnostics and biopharma companies — are striving towar

d that goal. We get beyond the press releases to tell you how health IT startups, artificial intelligence companies, life science companies and hospitals are reimagining care to improve outcomes and reduce costs in a variety of chronic diseases like heart failure and diabetes as well as in cancer. MedCity News produces events that bring together the healthcare ecosystem and important stakeholders to share insights on challenges and opportunities in the industry. Check out our upcoming events here: https://events.medcitynews.com/. For healthcare startups, we have created the MedCitizens community. As a member, you will be featured on MedCityNews.com and be able to reach our newsletter audience with regular updates about your company. For experienced industry professionals and senior executives eager to showcase their thought leadership or a strong opinion, we have created the MedCity Influencers program. This outside contributors’ program is published on MedCityNews.com and circulated through our daily newsletter. Our daily newsletter reaches a senior industry audience and captures the news highlights of the day. Our weekly biopharma newsletter, BioPulse, is a weekly wrap of the most notable news in the industry in the week. Our StartUPDATES newsletter is focused on sharing news and updates from our MedCitizens. Sign up for our newsletters here: https://medcitynews.com/subscribe/.

Lantern, Marathon Health Launch Partnership to Provide Integrated Primary and Specialty Care
18/06/2026

Lantern, Marathon Health Launch Partnership to Provide Integrated Primary and Specialty Care

Through a new partnership, Marathon employer clients who don’t currently offer Lantern’s specialty care benefit can purchase it directly through Marathon.

Kardigan’s IPO Lands $400M for Drugs That Get to Root Causes of Heart Diseases
18/06/2026

Kardigan’s IPO Lands $400M for Drugs That Get to Root Causes of Heart Diseases

Kardigan was able to upsize its IPO, raising more cash for three drug candidates in mid-stage clinical development for cardiovascular conditions with no available therapies. All three programs are expected to report key data in 2027 that could pave the way for Phase 3 testing.

Researchers Say Whole-Body MRI Companies Are Inflating the Scans’ Medical Benefits
18/06/2026

Researchers Say Whole-Body MRI Companies Are Inflating the Scans’ Medical Benefits

A recent JAMA editorial from two radiologists argues that elective whole-body MRI scan companies are misleading consumers about the benefits of said scans. The radiologists argue the MRIs are more likely to trigger harmful downstream procedures than they are to save lives. Not surprisingly, the thre...

18/06/2026

On MedCity FemFwd, Janna Manjelievskaia of Veradigm discussed the company's findings on physician notes for HRT prescribing. [Sponsored] https://ow.ly/QI1R50ZehfR

What Life Sciences Companies Get Wrong When Building Cross-Border R&D Structures
18/06/2026

What Life Sciences Companies Get Wrong When Building Cross-Border R&D Structures

These structures, if not set up and managed correctly from day one, can create significant accounting, tax and compliance headaches down the road.

Beyond the Pilot Trap: How Healthcare Can Scale AI Without Losing Trust
18/06/2026

Beyond the Pilot Trap: How Healthcare Can Scale AI Without Losing Trust

The future of healthcare depends on enterprises moving decisively beyond the pilot trap by treating enterprise AI as a platform capable of sustaining hundreds of dynamic models.

AI Won’t Fix Physician Burnout — Giving Them More Autonomy Will
18/06/2026

AI Won’t Fix Physician Burnout — Giving Them More Autonomy Will

AI documentation tools are genuinely useful. But they are treating a symptom, not the disease. The disease is that physicians have lost control over how they work.

What Is AI Getting Right — and Wrong — in Healthcare’s Revenue Cycle?
18/06/2026

What Is AI Getting Right — and Wrong — in Healthcare’s Revenue Cycle?

AI hasn't solved all the problems plaguing healthcare's revenue cycle — but R1's Lee Kupferman says that it is getting closer, one gray area at a time.

KFF: Insurer Participation in ACA Marketplaces Is Down
17/06/2026

KFF: Insurer Participation in ACA Marketplaces Is Down

KFF’s analysis found that the average number of issuers offering plans on the Marketplaces declined to 9 issuers per state in 2026, compared to 9.6 issuers per state in 2025.

FDA Reversal on uniQure Gene Therapy Is Another Sign of Renewed Regulatory Flexibility
17/06/2026

FDA Reversal on uniQure Gene Therapy Is Another Sign of Renewed Regulatory Flexibility

UniQure is preparing to seek accelerated FDA approval for its Huntington’s disease gene therapy, a move that follows the FDA’s reversal of its prior position calling for another clinical trial. This gene therapy is the latest in a growing list of rare disease treatments to receive reconsideratio...

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