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Hello from San Francisco! I'm reporting on the ground at the JPMorgan Health Care Conference where it's a balmy 50 degrees, a welcome change for this New Yorker.
There's already been a blitz of announcements here. Perhaps unsurprisingly, artificial intelligence and the blockbuster weight loss drugs known as GLP-1s are the talk of the town.
Here's everything you need to know so far:
Amazon Web Services and General Catalyst announced a new partnership on Monday that aims to speed up the development and deployment of health-care AI tools. General Catalyst's portfolio companies, starting with Aidoc and Commure, will use AWS to build new solutions for health systems more quickly. Read CNBC's coverage here.
Waystar announced a new generative AI feature that aims to help hospitals quickly fight insurance denials by automatically drafting appeal letters. Health systems spend nearly $20 billion a year trying to overturn denied claims, so Waystar believes its new tool can help cut these costs. Read CNBC's coverage here.
Nvidia announced partnerships with several health-care organizations including the clinical research provider IQVIA, the neurotech startup Synchron, the genomics company Illumina and the academic medical center Mayo Clinic. Partnerships are a key pillar of Nvidia's health-care business, which generates over $1 billion in revenue each year, Kimberly Powell, Nvidia's vice president of health care, told CNBC in an interview.
Dexcom released preliminary, unaudited results for its fourth quarter on Monday, about a month ahead of schedule. The company reported revenue of at least $1.11 billion, up 8% from the same period last year. For 2025, Dexcom said it expects to report total revenue of $4.60 billion, a 14% increase over the expected 2024 total. The results caused Dexcom shares to jump more than 6% in premarket trading on Monday, suggesting they were a welcome sign for investors after a couple rocky quarters.
Abridge on Tuesday announced Mayo Clinic will roll out its AI-powered clinical documentation technology to around 2,000 clinicians across the entire enterprise. The company has made similar enterprise-wide announcements with Duke Health and Johns Hopkins Medicine in recent weeks.
Teladoc Health on Monday announced Amazon is adding the company to its Health Benefits Connector, which helps customers determine if their insurance plan or employer benefits cover a digital health program. Teladoc's chronic condition offerings such as its diabetes, hypertension, pre-diabetes and weight management programs will be surfaced through Health Benefits Connector to eligible users.
It's only Tuesday, which means there's still more to come. Be sure to keep up with our coverage throughout the week!
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Large employers are turning to nutrition programs to combat GLP-1 costs
The boom in GLP-1 demand is boosting employer-oriented diabetes and nutrition counseling businesses like Virta Health and Omada Health. Large employers are increasingly requiring workers who start high-cost diabetes and weight loss drugs to sign up for programs which help them learn how to maintain their weight loss once they stop using GLP-1s.
One trend to watch: when they utilize nutrition programs, sometimes employers get lower rebates on the treatments from pharmacy benefit managers and manufacturers, according to the Purchaser Business Group on Health.
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