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Microsoft sells 50% stake in Caradigm healthcare startup to GE
Microsoft is no longer an investor in Bellevue-based healthcare startup Caradigm, selling off its stake this month to General Electric.
Caradigm was initially a 50-50 joint venture of Microsoft and GE, created out of their respective health care technology units in 2011.
But in a press release announcing...
New program seeks startups to solve tech challenges in changing healthcare market
The top challenge that startups face is finding a market need, according to Chris Edell, CEO of the “enterprise-startup connector” Elevar. And healthcare technology...
If Americans spend more on healthcare, why do Costa Ricans live longer?
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Citizens of the United States have a higher income than Costa Ricans, and they spend more of it on health care. In spite of this, Costa Rica has a higher life expectancy than the US—a new article published in PNAS attempts to explain why. The analysis focuses on the steep socioeconomic gradient in health...
Startup Spotlight: CareCap lets healthcare providers offer flexible payment plans to patients
In his years helping companies get out of financial distress, Nevil Hermer observed a trend. Healthcare deductibles were increasing and employees in need of care were becoming more and more squeezed for money. “Given my background in HR, which has included managing healthcare insurance for...