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## Posts
- [Elevance government programs overperform; Baba raises $40m series; Mark Cuban tests the rare disease market](https://www.healthtechnerds.com/p/elevance-government-programs-overperform-baba-raises-40m-series-mark-cuban-tests-the-rare-disease-ma): HTN Daily Brief: 10/21/2026
- [Q3 earnings preview; Provider directory proposed rule; R1 RCM partners with Fortuna Health](https://www.healthtechnerds.com/p/q3-earnings-preview-provider-directory-proposed-rule-r1-rcm-partners-with-fortuna-health): HTN Daily Brief: 10/20/2026
- [This Week in HTN Pro: Is ending maternal mortality a moonshot? Q3 earnings kickoff call today, Epic introduces prescription marketplace, understanding value-based care, and more](https://www.healthtechnerds.com/p/this-week-in-htn-pro-is-ending-maternal-mortality-a-moonshot-q3-earnings-kickoff-call-today-epic-int): This Week in HTN Pro: October 19th
- [Weekly Health Tech Reads 10/18/26](https://www.healthtechnerds.com/p/weekly-health-tech-reads-10-18-26): UHG kicks off Q3 earnings season, Neko's waitlist and huge new space, Atrium and SHP continue fighting, and more
- [Abby Care raises $82m; Epic's prescription marketplace; Parkview buys Ovation](https://www.healthtechnerds.com/p/abby-care-raises-82m-epic-s-prescription-marketplace-parkview-buys-ovation): HTN Daily Brief: 10/16/2026
- [Growing an alternative health plan as employers get squeezed: Centivo company briefing and Q&A with founder & CEO Ashok Subramanian](https://www.healthtechnerds.com/p/growing-an-alternative-health-plan-as-employers-get-squeezed-centivo-company-briefing-and-q-a-with-f): Ashok Subramanian, Founder & CEO at Centivo, sat down with HTN’s Kevin O’Leary on October 8, 2026 to discuss why employers have run out of room to shift costs onto workers, how Centivo’s direct contracts with value-based health systems pay for richer plan designs, and its move from 15 markets to a national virtual-first plan.
- [Oura and the line between wellness and medical devices: an expert briefing with Kyle Faget, McDermott Will & Schulte](https://www.healthtechnerds.com/p/oura-and-the-line-between-wellness-and-medical-devices-an-expert-briefing-with-kyle-faget-mcdermott): Kyle Faget, Partner at McDermott Will & Schulte, sat down with HTN’s Martin Cech on October 8, 2026 to discuss where the FDA draws the line between general wellness wearables and medical devices, the sleep-tracking lawsuit shadowing Oura’s postponed IPO, and why FDA clearance doesn’t guarantee reimbursement.
- [Bringing the provider view to the No Surprises Act IDR debate: an expert briefing with SCP Health's Randy Pilgrim, MD](https://www.healthtechnerds.com/p/bringing-the-provider-view-to-the-no-surprises-act-idr-debate-an-expert-briefing-with-scp-health-s-r): Randy Pilgrim, MD, Enterprise Chief Medical Officer at SCP Health, sat down with HTN’s Martin Cech on October 9, 2026 to discuss how contract terminations pushed emergency physician groups out of network after the No Surprises Act, why he’d keep the law as written but enforce compliance and payment integrity, and what’s driving emergency department volume and workforce strain.
- [Rush + Endeavor; NCSHP "builds" on Atrium's affordability program; Otter Health raises $8m](https://www.healthtechnerds.com/p/rush-endeavor-ncshp-builds-on-atrium-s-affordability-program-otter-health-raises-8m): HTN Daily Brief: 10/15/2026
- [Making behavioral health measurable for health plans: NeuroFlow company briefing and Q&A with co-founder & CEO Christopher Molaro](https://www.healthtechnerds.com/p/making-behavioral-health-measurable-for-health-plans-neuroflow-company-briefing-and-q-a-with-co-foun): Christopher Molaro, Co-Founder and CEO at NeuroFlow, sat down with HTN’s Martin Cech on October 6, 2026 to discuss the new DSF-E HEDIS measure and what it means for Medicare Advantage star ratings, pay-for-performance models for Medicaid behavioral health networks, and how to measure outcomes for fast-acting treatments like TMS and esketamine.
- [Zocdoc acquires Sohar; SCAN + CareMore; Optum Rx earnings from ops defy gravity](https://www.healthtechnerds.com/p/zocdoc-acquires-sohar-scan-caremore-optum-rx-earnings-from-ops-defy-gravity): HTN Daily Brief: 10/14/2026
- [Optum Rx Q3 2026 Earnings](https://www.healthtechnerds.com/p/optum-rx-q3-2026-earnings): Q3 earnings highlights focused on UnitedHealth Group's PBM segment, Optum Rx, which filled 21M fewer adjusted scripts in the quarter than in Q3 2025, while managing modest revenue growth of 0.6% and impressive operating margin expansion, driven by biosimilars and operational efficiencies. 
- [UnitedHealthcare Q3 2026 Earnings](https://www.healthtechnerds.com/p/unitedhealthcare-q3-2026-earnings): Q3 earnings highlights focused on UnitedHealth Group's payer segment, UnitedHealthcare, which demonstrated continued deftness in a choppy medical trend environment and improved operating margin by 120 bps YoY. 
- [UnitedHealth Group beat & raise; CenterWell has a new JV partner; FQHC VBC platform mergers](https://www.healthtechnerds.com/p/unitedhealth-group-beat-raise-centerwell-has-a-new-jv-partner-fqhc-vbc-platform-mergers): HTN Daily Brief: 10/13/2026
- [This Week in HTN Pro: Patient decision making in the AI-centric consumer health era, UHC kicks off Q3 earnings season, unpacking Oura's valuation, community events, and more ](https://www.healthtechnerds.com/p/this-week-in-htn-pro-information-overload-in-the-consumer-centric-health-era-q3-earnings-season-begi): This Week in HTN Pro: Monday October 12th
- [Weekly Health Tech Reads 10/11/26](https://www.healthtechnerds.com/p/weekly-health-tech-reads-10-11-26): Atrium's spat with North Carolina's State Health Plan; AI consumers, healthcare stores, and Megan Fox; 2027 Stars; and more