Employers and health systems can do a better job of serving the specific healthcare needs of Millennials and Gen Zers by embracing the following seven approaches: 1) Enlist AI in the design of benefits and the delivery of care; 2) Harness virtual technologies to boost employees' engagement in choosing and making the most of their healthcare benefits; 3) Shift to prepayment reimbursement models, which emphasize maintaining patients' health rather than generating revenue when patients become ill; 4) Train physicians to connect with younger patients both technologically and culturally; 5) Combat the physician shortage by supporting educational programs and advocating for legislation to increase residency slots; 6) Treat mental health as an essential part of overall health; and 7) Adopting ways to make care for younger workers more affordable....
Healthcare funding is surging again. Crunchbase data shows investors put an estimated $10.7 billion globally into startups in AI-powered health tech categories so far this year ' already 24% higher than 2024's full-year total. But what funders are failing to understand is that in this sector, adoption happens in regulatory cycles instead of viral ones. Their impatient push for hockey-stick growth is quietly suffocating the kind of systemic change that healthcare actually needs. Bessemer Venture Partners' 2025 Healthcare AI Adoption Index found that while most health systems are running pilots, only 3 in 10 projects reach production. This shows that venture speed keeps outpacing the system's ability to absorb it. When investors push for short-term traction, founders are forced to chase momentum instead of integration. They pivot to whatever metric looks good on a dashboard, even if it drags them further from clinical adoption. Some health tech startups start building out infrastructure that could reshape the system, but end up building features that fit pitch decks. The result is predictable: high burn, high noise and very little real change....
AI-related healthcare is one of the spaces that have seen a significant rise in funding globally, Crunchbase data shows. Overall funding to the space is up this year, as more startups are tackling high-pain and high-cost parts of the healthcare system. The broad trend: Venture investment in healthcare and biotech companies that have an AI bent has been on an upward trajectory in recent years. This year is on track to be another up one, with 2025's funding totals already topping 2024's full-year tallies. It's not entirely surprising why: Many healthcare organizations still operate with outdated tech, and the need for innovation is massive. (As one personal example, I was given a CD with X-ray imaging at a recent ER visit.) The numbers: Investors put an estimated $10.7 billion into seed- through growth-stage funding to companies in AI-powered health tech categories so far this year, Crunchbase data shows. That means that 2025 funding is already 24.4% higher than the $8.6 billion raised in all of 2024....
The private equity firms are in the final stages of talks and could announce an agreement within days. The proposed offer is said to exceed $75 per share. Hologic's stock surged 6% in after-hours trading following the news, closing at $69.85 on Friday for a market capitalisation of about $15.5bn. Headquartered in Marlborough, Massachusetts, Hologic develops diagnostic and imaging systems focused on women's health, including screening tools for breast and cervical cancer and testing solutions for infectious diseases such as Covid-19. Subscribe to our Newsletter to increase your edge. Don't worry about the news anymore, through our newsletter you'll receive weekly access to what is happening. Join 120,000 other PE professionals today....
