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Virtual maternal mental healthcare provider Seven Starling announces $8 million in new funding.
Seven Starling technology includes one-click referrals, direct EMR integrations; and automated patient screening, insurance verification, care team assignment, and care coordination.
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Acquisitions, Funding, Business, and Stock

House-call provider DispatchHealth lays off employees, stops offering services in Little Rock, AR and scales back services in nine other markets as it reorganizes after acquiring hospital-at-home software and services company Medically Home earlier this year. The company has raised over $700 million since getting its start in 2013.

Florida Woman Care co-founder and former employee-turned-whistleblower Kenneth Konsker, MD notifies state officials and insurers of alleged upcoding that he says has padded the pockets of the practice’s private equity owners and left patients with inaccurate bills, amounting to $100 million in improper billing. The Florida attorney general’s office is investigating.

MoldCo raises $8 million in seed funding. The virtual clinic specializes in care for illnesses related to mold toxicity.
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Assembly Health names Kevin Offel (Shore Capital Partners) CEO.
Announcements and Implementations

Northwest Medical Specialties will implement the Unified Digital Patient Experience Platform from Willowglade Technologies across its clinics in Washington.
Government and Politics

A group of legislators introduce the “Patients Over Profits Act,” which would bar insurance companies like UnitedHealth Group from owning medical practices and require healthcare conglomerates to split up their exiting insurance and provider businesses.
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