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Marissa Plescia

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Sep 15, 2026
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  1. Article · Sep 15, 2026 · Marissa Plescia

    Thatch Secures $108M, Reaches $1B Valuation - MedCity News (opens the original)

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    Thatch, a health benefits platform, announced on Tuesday that it raised $108 million in funding, reaching a $1 billion valuation. Thatch helps employers offer Individual Coverage Health Reimbursement Arrangements (ICHRAs) — which recently rebranded as CHOICE Arrangements — in which employers can provide their employees tax-free money so they can purchase their own individual health insurance plans. Employees can also use the funds for certain healthcare expenses, including GLP-1s and therapy. Mo

  2. Article · Sep 1, 2026 · Marissa Plescia

    HHS Provides $77M in Grants for Substance Use Prevention, Mental Health - MedCity News (opens the original)

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    The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services announced Monday that it has provided $77 million in new grant funding for substance use prevention, treatment, community mental health, suicide prevention and crisis services. The funding was awarded through the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA). It came at the end of National Substance Use Primary Prevention Month. More than $22 million of the funding is focused on substance use prevention in communities. “Preven

  3. Article · Aug 25, 2026 · Marissa Plescia

    Business Group on Health: Employer Healthcare Costs Projected to Rise 9.2% in 2027 - MedCity News (opens the original)

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    Employers anticipate that healthcare cost trends will increase by a median 9.2% in 2027, or potentially 8% after making plan design changes, according to a new survey from the Business Group on Health. For 2026, employers are anticipating a median 8.5% increase, or possibly 7% after plan changes. The survey also found that for three years in a row (2023 to 2025), actual costs have exceeded employers’ predictions. Cumulatively, healthcare costs could increase by 76% over 10 years from 2018 to 202

  4. Article · Aug 2, 2026 · Marissa Plescia

    4 Notable Health Tech Funding Announcements in July (opens the original)

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    Health tech companies made several major funding announcements in July. Here is a list of some of the biggest funding rounds. The post 4 Notable Health Tech Funding Announcements in July appeared

  5. Article · Aug 2, 2026 · Marissa Plescia

    4 Notable Health Tech Funding Announcements in July - MedCity News (opens the original)

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    Editor’s Note: This roundup is meant to highlight some of the most notable funding rounds of the month and is not intended to be comprehensive. Health tech companies made several major funding announcements in July. Here is a list of some of the biggest funding rounds. Function rakes in $450 million in funding Healthcare payments are no longer about transactions. It’s about controlling the revenue cycle. And increasingly, that control is not sitting with ISOs. Austin, Texas-based Function Health

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