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Post-Hoc Live, Health Tech edition Today at 11 a.m. ET, Ngai and I will be talking live with Peterson Health Technology Institute executive director Caroline Pearson, and you can join us! We’ve been covering PHTI’s reports since the start, kicking off with an assessment of digital diabetes programs. At the time, I called the report a maturity moment for the industry — having an outside observer look at the evidence around a new approach helps healthcare startups live up to the promise that the new ways they’re delivering care can improve outcomes and lower healthcare costs. PHTI’s latest report looks at virtual opioid use disorder solutions. The report found that while these programs are effective, they aren’t doing enough to make it more cost effective or increase the number of people receiving OUD treatment.  One line in the report stuck out to me: “The results show that these programs are a step in the right direction, but the magnitude of their benefit is unsatisfying.”  I can’t wait to talk to Caroline more about this. This will be our *first time* hosting an Endpoints News Post-Hoc Live. I’m hoping to share with you all a look at the conversations Ngai and I often get to have with those in and around the health tech industry. I hope to do more soon — who should we bring on next?  We'll be live on YouTube here in about an hour — hit the "notify me" button and subscribe to get an alert at showtime. You can also add us to your calendar here to get a reminder. See you soon! - Lydia

Here’s what’s new Exclusive: XO Health raises $52.2M as alternative health plan interest heats up CEO Swati Mathai confirmed to Endpoints that the money, initially disclosed in a securities filing, reflects how much XO has raised to date from seed and Series A rounds, with plans to raise additional funding for the Series A. Virtual ways to treat opioid use disorder don't save much money, report finds Vir­tu­al ways to treat opi­oid use dis­or­der are not show­ing enough re­sults, a Peterson Health Technology Institute re­port found. While they can keep pa­tients en­gaged for slight­ly longer than in-per­son care, they do lit­tle to cut down on health­care costs.

High inflation 9.5 The percentage projected increase in employer healthcare costs for 2026, according to health benefits consultancy Aon. It’s in line with other projections from WTW (9.1%) and Business Group on Health (9%).

This week in health Тech FDA Commissioner Marty Makary called out Hims’ Super Bowl ad in a JAMA piece on Friday. In it, Makary pointed out the decline in warning letters sent over advertising in the last few years, and noting that the Hims example was the most “overt” of online pharmacy ads because it highlighted GLP-1 benefits “without any mention of side effects or disclaimers.” (A Hims spokesperson told Reuters that the "Super Bowl ad did not advertise any one treatment or solution.") Diana Health, which connects hospitals with its network of women's health clinics, raised $55 million in Series C funding led by HealthQuest Capital. “It has been a difficult funding environment over the past period, but still lots of interest and capital particularly in the women's health space,” CEO and co-founder Kate Condliffe told Endpoints. Automated IVF lab developer Conceivable Life Sciences raised $50 million. The company had previously shared in January that it had raised $18 million in Series A funding led by ARTIS Ventures. The now-$50 million Series A round, led by Advance Venture Partner, brings Conceivable’s total funding to $70 million. Trially, which uses AI to recruit, match and enroll patients in clinical trials, raised $4.7 million. Flyover Capital led the seed round.

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