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Emily Crane is a writer, producer, and editor who has covered politics, health, business, and finance for publications like The Atlantic. She's also the host of the All Work All Play Podcast. She graduated from Northwestern University's Medill School of Journalism with a focus on investigative reporting and data visualization.

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New AI tool for fighting health insurance denials could save hospitals billions, and help patients

Health-care payments company Waystar on Monday announced a new generative artificial intelligence tool that can help hospitals quickly tackle one of their most costly and tedious responsibilities: fighting insurance denials.  Hospitals and health systems spend nearly $20 billion a year trying to overturn denied claims, according to a March report from the group purchasing organization […]

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Moderna stock plunges 18% after company lowers 2025 sales forecast by $1 billion

Moderna on Monday lowered its 2025 sales guidance by roughly $1 billion due to a few potential headwinds later this year, as the biotech company continues to cut costs and expand its portfolio. Moderna now expects 2025 revenue to come in between $1.5 billion and $2.5 billion, most of which will come in the second

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AWS and General Catalyst partner to speed up development of health-care AI tools

Amazon Web Services and venture capital firm General Catalyst on Monday announced a new multi-year partnership in their latest push to carve out a piece of health-care’s growing artificial intelligence market.  Through the collaboration, General Catalyst portfolio companies will use AWS’ services to build and roll out AI tools for health systems more quickly. Aidoc,

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Hot Takes from CES 2025: The Fleet Perspective [Part 1]

  NVIDIA CEO Jensen Huang unveiled Cosmos, a foundational AI model platform. As STEER Tech’s Anuja Sonalker describes Cosmos, “It has the potential to become what Chatgpt is for the non-physical world!” Consumer Technology Association (CTA)/CES Vehicles are computers on wheels. While the phrase has existed for three decades, the annual January pilgrimage

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The blueprint for success in mega water projects

The number of mega water infrastructure projects – those ranging from $350 million to over $1 billion – is growing across the U.S. Their success depends on teams with a specialized skill set and experience managing complexity. The United States loses an estimated 2.1 trillion gallons of water annually due to aging and deteriorating infrastructure,

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Biden's last chance to tackle tobacco: Limiting nicotine levels in cigarettes

In its last few days of power, the Biden administration is expected to officially propose a limit on nicotine in cigarettes. It’d be a last-minute move to push back against the tobacco industry after President Joe Biden failed to finalize a long-standing pledge to ban menthol cigarettes.  The proposal, which could come as soon as Monday, is not

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High cost of weight loss drugs drives employers to require nutrition counseling, in boost for startups

A few years ago, when Virta Health founder and CEO Sami Inkinen approached employers about leveraging the company’s nutrition-oriented digital diabetes program for obesity-related weight loss, most companies weren’t ready to commit.  Now, more employers are all in on nutritional counseling and coaching as they grapple with rising costs for diabetes and weight loss drugs

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