HITshow Daily: October 6, 2025 (Monday)

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 VaughnFederal shutdown enters day six, raising fears of delayed payments and looming furloughs across hospitals and agencies. 📍 Providers & Finance — Peter BetterworthVirginia hospitals face Medicaid cuts and new service closures as federal funding uncertainty deepens. 📍 Quality & Safety — Anika ShahNew report finds 170 U.S. hospitals — roughly 30,000 beds — at major flood risk amid waning federal mitigation support. 📍 Innovation & AI — Logan StokesHeidi Health secures 65 million dollars to build an AI care partner for every clinician. 📍 Enterprise Transformation — Nate CollierGeneral Catalyst launches Percepta to embed AI teams inside enterprises, backed by AWS and Anthropic partnerships. 📍 Digital Health — Jade RomeroUltrahuman unveils Vision Cloud and a 99-dollar blood test spanning 60+ biomarkers to democratize preventive diagnostics. 📍 Finance & M&A — Jalen CrossNeueHealth completes a 1.465 billion-dollar go-private deal led by NEA and partners, delisting from the NYSE. 🎧 Subscribe here or wherever you listen to podcasts, and if you like our show, please follow us on LinkedIn at https://www.linkedin.com/company/hit.show. HITshow is made possible by HLTH 2025.