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Payers

You'll never guess which company is reinventing health benefits | The New York Times

Comcast, the largest cable company in the U.S., has kept healthcare costs almost flat by investing in healthcare companies that lower costs by engaging patients , such as Accolade.

Providers

Latest perk for tech companies: doctor visits at work | San Francisco Chronicle

Doctors from healthcare startup Heal make house calls—at work. Those visits save money for patients, who might otherwise be going to the ER.

Technology

Phone apps help heart patients remember meds | Reuters

Apps that remind patients to take their cardiac medications may improve adherence, according to a new study from Australia.

FDA looks to bolster regulatory decisions using real-world data | Health Data Management

To inform its regulatory work, the FDA is upping its use of billing, claims, and EHR data. The agency will use real-world evidence for post-marketing safety surveillance and for label indications, according to FDA commissioner Dr. Scott Gottlieb.

In other news

98.6 degrees is a normal body temperature, right? Not quite | Wired

98.6 is not, in fact, the "normal" human body temperature. That number comes in part from the flawed measurements of a 19th century thermometer.