HITshow Daily: October 6, 2025 (Monday)

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Today on HITshow:

Hospitals face new financial strain and climate risk amid a prolonged shutdown, while AI and investment reshape the future of care — from Heidi Health’s funding milestone to new ventures by General Catalyst, Ultrahuman, and NeueHealth.

HOST: RHONDA BROOKS

📍 Government & Providers — Teresa Vaughn
Federal shutdown enters day six, raising fears of delayed payments and looming furloughs across hospitals and agencies.

📍 Providers & Finance — Peter Betterworth
Virginia hospitals face Medicaid cuts and new service closures as federal funding uncertainty deepens.

📍 Quality & Safety — Anika Shah
New report finds 170 U.S. hospitals — roughly 30,000 beds — at major flood risk amid waning federal mitigation support.

📍 Innovation & AI — Logan Stokes
Heidi Health secures 65 million dollars to build an AI care partner for every clinician.

📍 Enterprise Transformation — Nate Collier
General Catalyst launches Percepta to embed AI teams inside enterprises, backed by AWS and Anthropic partnerships.

📍 Digital Health — Jade Romero
Ultrahuman unveils Vision Cloud and a 99-dollar blood test spanning 60+ biomarkers to democratize preventive diagnostics.

📍 Finance & M&A — Jalen Cross
NeueHealth completes a 1.465 billion-dollar go-private deal led by NEA and partners, delisting from the NYSE.

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