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Today in healthcare, HC startups have raised almost $15 billion in venture capital funding this year and UnitedHealth has strong Q2. Plus, telemedicine is turning to AI to solve its privacy problems and consumers need a digital component as part of their in-person healthcare experiences.

Healthcare Startups Have Raised $15B In VC Funding This Year

Startups in the digital healthcare space have raked in $14.7 billion in the first half of this year from venture capital firms, topping the $14.6 billion in healthcare investments by VCs in all of 2020, The Wall Street Journal reported on Thursday (July 15), citing data from Rock Health.

Optum’s Tech-Enabled Services Boost UnitedHealth Q2 Earnings

Optum’s revenue rose...

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