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Curated newsletters and Substacks across industry news, founder & investor commentary, clinical, and policy — the publications healthcare leaders, founders, clinicians, and policy professionals actually read.
Curated by Daniel Kraft, MD.
39Curated newsletters
4Editorial categories
13Daily briefings
May 2026Last updated
01 · Industry News & Trends
The daily briefings.
Daily and weekly briefings that healthcare leaders read with their morning coffee. Where the industry’s deal news, regulatory updates, and emerging trends actually circulate.
Axios’s signature smart-brevity health briefing. Punchy, executive-friendly summaries of the most important U.S. healthcare news of the day.
Visit →The morning must-read for D.C. healthcare insiders. Tracks Capitol Hill, HHS, FDA, CMS, and the politics of healthcare policy.
Visit →Premier biotech and pharma daily briefing. Deep coverage of clinical trials, drug approvals, and the deals shaping life sciences.
Visit →Comprehensive daily coverage spanning payers, providers, health IT, and biotech. Long-running industry staple read by healthcare operators.
Visit →STAT’s dedicated health tech vertical newsletter, covering AI in medicine, clinical software, and digital health deals. Written by the health tech team.
Visit →Modern Healthcare’s daily executive brief, with a hospital and health system orientation. The reference daily for C-suite healthcare leaders.
Visit →Daniel Kraft’s curated dispatches on digital health, AI in medicine, and the future of care. Insights from across NextMed Health and the broader innovation ecosystem.
Visit →Daily hospital and health system news, financial briefs, and CIO/CMIO-focused tech coverage. Indispensable for anyone selling into health systems.
Visit →Rock Health’s weekly digital health roundup, including the funding tracker, market commentary, and quarterly venture insights.
Visit →Updates and insights from NextMed Health, the program founded by Daniel Kraft exploring convergent and exponential technologies in biomedicine.
Visit →Industry Dive’s healthcare business briefing covering payers, providers, M&A, and digital health. Concise daily wrap-ups for busy executives.
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02 · Founder & Investor Commentary
From the operator’s lens.
Substacks and newsletters from operators, founders, and investors writing about strategy, deals, business models, and the unscripted realities of building in digital health.
Healthcare, but funny. Nikhil Krishnan’s weekly comedic deep-dive on healthcare business models, payment, and the absurdities of U.S. healthcare. 14K+ subscribers.
Visit →A newsletter and community for healthcare operators. Deal commentary, market analysis, and Slack community for digital health builders.
Visit →Veteran healthtech journalist Christina Farr’s newsletter on the business of healthcare. Covers product launches, funding rounds, regulatory shifts, and care delivery models. Read by 50K+ CEOs, founders, clinicians, and investors.
Visit →Bessemer’s healthcare investing perspectives, including State of Health AI publications and predictions from one of digital health’s most active VCs.
Visit →Deep, paid newsletter focused on digital therapeutics, prescription digital therapeutics, and reimbursement. The reference for anyone in the DTx space.
Visit →Workweek’s portfolio of healthcare creators including Trevor Strunk, Stephanie Davis, and Blake Madden. Multi-author newsletter network with operator perspectives.
Visit →Hospital and health-system finance, M&A, and operations analysis. Required reading for anyone working with hospital systems.
Visit →Andreessen Horowitz’s Bio + Health team commentary on AI in medicine, biotech investing, and platform health. Big-picture VC perspectives.
Visit →General Catalyst’s Health Assurance investment thesis, ecosystem updates, and commentary on the future of preventive, proactive healthcare.
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03 · Clinical & Research
Evidence-aware reading.
For clinicians and researchers — peer-reviewed weekly digests, clinical AI commentary, and evidence summaries that translate research into practice.
Cardiologist and Scripps Research Translational Institute director Eric Topol writes about AI in medicine, longevity, and biomedical breakthroughs. 200K+ subscribers.
Visit →Weekly summary of new NEJM research, perspectives, and commentary. The most prestigious clinical research digest in medicine.
Visit →JAMA Network’s daily medical news digest. Curates new research across cardiology, oncology, AI in medicine, and more.
Visit →NEJM AI’s editorial dispatches alongside the journal. Peer-reviewed perspectives on artificial intelligence in clinical medicine.
Visit →Daily medical news for practicing physicians, with strong coverage of conferences, FDA approvals, and clinical practice changes.
Visit →Mayo Clinic Proceedings table-of-contents alerts plus AI in medicine commentary from the Mayo Clinic Platform team.
Visit →Updates from the Coalition for Health AI on standards, assurance frameworks, and responsible AI deployment in clinical settings.
Visit →Doximity’s editorial publication featuring physician-written essays, opinion pieces, and clinical commentary from across specialties.
Visit →AMA’s updates on digital health policy, augmented intelligence, and physician-facing technology guidance.
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04 · Policy & Regulation
From the policy desk.
For people tracking FDA, CMS, ONC, ARPA-H, and Capitol Hill. The newsletters that shape and anticipate U.S. and global health policy.
KFF’s flagship policy briefing aggregating the day’s most important U.S. health policy stories. The reference daily for the policy community.
Visit →Health Affairs’s weekly digests of peer-reviewed health policy research, blog posts, and commentary on payment and delivery system reform.
Visit →Politico’s premium policy intelligence service for healthcare lobbyists, government affairs teams, and senior policy executives.
Visit →Official commentary from FDA leadership on medical device, drug, and digital health policy. Direct from the regulator.
Visit →Subscription-based deep coverage of FDA, CMS, ONC, and HHS regulatory activity. Insider-level policy intelligence for serious operators.
Visit →Brookings’s economic and policy commentary on Medicare, Medicaid, drug pricing, and the structural reform of U.S. healthcare.
Visit →International comparative health policy research, U.S. health system performance, and equity-focused policy commentary.
Visit →Manatt’s healthcare regulatory intelligence covering Medicaid waivers, value-based care policy, and digital health regulatory developments.
Visit →Official commentary from the Assistant Secretary for Technology Policy (ASTP/ONC) on EHR certification, interoperability, and TEFCA.
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Common questions
Frequently asked questions.
Quick answers about which digital health newsletters are worth reading, who they’re for, and how leaders use them.
What are the best newsletters for digital health and AI in healthcare?
The most widely-read newsletters covering digital health and AI in healthcare are STAT Morning Rounds (STAT’s daily flagship), Axios Vitals (smart-brevity executive briefing), Endpoints News (biotech and pharma daily), Out-Of-Pocket (operator-focused weekly Substack by Nikhil Krishnan), and Ground Truths by Eric Topol, MD. Together these five newsletters reach over a million clinicians, executives, and investors in the digital health and healthcare AI space.
Which digital health newsletters cover artificial intelligence in medicine?
Newsletters specifically covering AI in medicine include Ground Truths by Eric Topol, MD (cardiologist and Scripps Research Translational Institute director), the NEJM AI Newsletter from the New England Journal of Medicine, Coalition for Health AI updates, and STAT Health Tech (covering AI clinical software, FDA-cleared AI devices, and healthcare AI deals). These newsletters are written for clinicians and researchers tracking applied AI in clinical settings.
What newsletters do healthcare investors and venture capitalists read?
Healthcare investors and venture capitalists read Bessemer Atlas Healthcare (Bessemer Venture Partners’ healthcare market analysis), Out-Of-Pocket by Nikhil Krishnan, Health Tech Nerds, Second Opinion by Christina Farr (former CNBC healthtech reporter, now founder and CEO of Second Opinion Media), a16z Bio + Health (Andreessen Horowitz), and General Catalyst Health Assurance newsletter. These cover deals, market analysis, and digital health company strategy.
Which healthcare newsletters are written by clinicians for clinicians?
Newsletters written by clinicians for clinical and physician audiences include Ground Truths by Eric Topol, MD; Doximity Op-Med (peer-reviewed clinical commentary from physician members); AMA Digital Health Updates from the American Medical Association; NEJM This Week from the New England Journal of Medicine; and Daniel’s Corner by Daniel Kraft, MD (Stanford and Harvard-trained physician-scientist, founder of Digital.Health and NextMed Health).
What are the best free healthcare newsletters?
Most major healthcare newsletters are free including STAT Morning Rounds, Axios Vitals, Endpoints News, KFF Health News Morning Briefing, Out-Of-Pocket, Ground Truths, Fierce Healthcare, Modern Healthcare’s Daily Dose, and Becker’s Healthcare. Premium paid-subscription newsletters include Politico Pulse Plus (D.C. policy intelligence), Inside Health Policy (FDA and CMS regulatory deep-coverage), and Exits & Outcomes (digital health M&A and exits).
Which newsletters cover healthcare policy and regulation?
The leading newsletters for U.S. healthcare policy and regulation are KFF Health News Morning Briefing, Politico Pulse (Capitol Hill and HHS daily tracking), Health Affairs (peer-reviewed policy research), FDA Voices (official FDA leadership commentary), Brookings Health Policy (Medicare, Medicaid, and structural reform), Commonwealth Fund Newsletters, and Manatt Health Highlights (Medicaid and value-based care regulatory intelligence).
What newsletters cover digital therapeutics and remote patient monitoring?
Digital therapeutics, remote patient monitoring, and connected health technologies are covered regularly in STAT Health Tech, Rock Health Weekly (digital health funding and venture data), Fierce Healthcare, and Modern Healthcare’s Daily Dose. These cover FDA-cleared digital therapeutics, RPM device deployments, and connected health platform deals.
Are there newsletters specifically for healthcare innovators and entrepreneurs?
Yes. Newsletters written specifically for healthcare innovators, founders, and operators building digital health companies include Out-Of-Pocket by Nikhil Krishnan, Health Tech Nerds, Hospitalogy by Blake Madden, Second Opinion by Christina Farr, and Workweek Healthcare creators. These cover business models, payment, go-to-market strategy, and the unscripted realities of building digital health companies.
How often should I check digital health newsletters?
Most healthcare leaders read 3 to 5 newsletters daily for industry news (STAT Morning Rounds, Axios Vitals, Politico Pulse) plus 5 to 10 weekly newsletters for deeper analysis (Out-Of-Pocket, Ground Truths, Health Tech Nerds, Rock Weekly). The 39 newsletters indexed on Digital.Health let healthcare professionals build a curated reading list across four beats: industry news and trends, founder and investor commentary, clinical and research, and policy and regulation.
Disclosure: Daniel’s Corner and the NextMed Health Newsletter are published by Digital.Health founder Dr. Daniel Kraft. They are listed alongside independently-curated entries; we disclose this so readers can weigh accordingly.
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Digital.Health curates 39 essential newsletters across four categories: Industry News & Trends, Founder & Investor Commentary, Clinical & Research, and Policy & Regulation.
Industry News & Trends
- STAT Morning Rounds by STAT (Daily, Free) — STAT’s flagship daily health and medicine briefing. Where biotech, pharma, and digital health news circulates among policymakers, executives, and clinicians.
- Axios Vitals by Axios (Daily, Free) — Axios’s signature smart-brevity health briefing. Punchy, executive-friendly summaries of the most important U.S. healthcare news of the day.
- Politico Pulse by Politico (Daily, Free) — The morning must-read for D.C. healthcare insiders. Tracks Capitol Hill, HHS, FDA, CMS, and the politics of healthcare policy.
- Endpoints News by Endpoints News (Daily, Free) — Premier biotech and pharma daily briefing. Deep coverage of clinical trials, drug approvals, and the deals shaping life sciences.
- Fierce Healthcare by Fierce Healthcare (Daily, Free) — Comprehensive daily coverage spanning payers, providers, health IT, and biotech. Long-running industry staple read by healthcare operators.
- STAT Health Tech by STAT (Weekly, Free) — STAT’s dedicated health tech vertical newsletter, covering AI in medicine, clinical software, and digital health deals. Written by the health tech team.
- Modern Healthcare Daily Dose by Modern Healthcare (Daily, Free) — Modern Healthcare’s daily executive brief, with a hospital and health system orientation. The reference daily for C-suite healthcare leaders.
- Daniel’s Corner by Daniel Kraft, MD (Periodic, Free) — Daniel Kraft’s curated dispatches on digital health, AI in medicine, and the future of care. Insights from across NextMed Health and the broader innovation ecosystem.
- Becker’s Healthcare by Becker’s Healthcare (Daily, Free) — Daily hospital and health system news, financial briefs, and CIO/CMIO-focused tech coverage. Indispensable for anyone selling into health systems.
- Rock Weekly by Rock Health (Weekly, Free) — Rock Health’s weekly digital health roundup, including the funding tracker, market commentary, and quarterly venture insights.
- NextMed Health Newsletter by NextMed Health (Periodic, Free) — Updates and insights from NextMed Health, the program founded by Daniel Kraft exploring convergent and exponential technologies in biomedicine.
- Healthcare Dive by Industry Dive (Daily, Free) — Industry Dive’s healthcare business briefing covering payers, providers, M&A, and digital health. Concise daily wrap-ups for busy executives.
Founder & Investor Commentary
- Out-Of-Pocket by Nikhil Krishnan (Weekly, Free) — Healthcare, but funny. Nikhil Krishnan’s weekly comedic deep-dive on healthcare business models, payment, and the absurdities of U.S. healthcare. 14K+ subscribers.
- Health Tech Nerds by HTN (Weekly, Free) — A newsletter and community for healthcare operators. Deal commentary, market analysis, and Slack community for digital health builders.
- Second Opinion by Christina Farr (Bi-weekly, Free) — Veteran healthtech journalist Christina Farr’s newsletter on the business of healthcare. Covers product launches, funding rounds, regulatory shifts, and care delivery models. Read by 50K+ CEOs, founders, clinicians, and investors.
- Bessemer Atlas Healthcare by Bessemer Venture Partners (Periodic, Free) — Bessemer’s healthcare investing perspectives, including State of Health AI publications and predictions from one of digital health’s most active VCs.
- Exits & Outcomes by Brian Dolan (Weekly, Paid) — Deep, paid newsletter focused on digital therapeutics, prescription digital therapeutics, and reimbursement. The reference for anyone in the DTx space.
- Workweek Healthcare by Workweek (Multi-weekly, Free) — Workweek’s portfolio of healthcare creators including Trevor Strunk, Stephanie Davis, and Blake Madden. Multi-author newsletter network with operator perspectives.
- Hospitalogy by Blake Madden (2x weekly, Free) — Hospital and health-system finance, M&A, and operations analysis. Required reading for anyone working with hospital systems.
- a16z Bio + Health by Andreessen Horowitz (Periodic, Free) — Andreessen Horowitz’s Bio + Health team commentary on AI in medicine, biotech investing, and platform health. Big-picture VC perspectives.
- General Catalyst Health Assurance by General Catalyst (Periodic, Free) — General Catalyst’s Health Assurance investment thesis, ecosystem updates, and commentary on the future of preventive, proactive healthcare.
Clinical & Research
- Ground Truths by Eric Topol, MD (Weekly+, Free) — Cardiologist and Scripps Research Translational Institute director Eric Topol writes about AI in medicine, longevity, and biomedical breakthroughs. 200K+ subscribers.
- NEJM This Week by New England Journal of Medicine (Weekly, Free) — Weekly summary of new NEJM research, perspectives, and commentary. The most prestigious clinical research digest in medicine.
- JAMA Daily News by JAMA Network (Daily, Free) — JAMA Network’s daily medical news digest. Curates new research across cardiology, oncology, AI in medicine, and more.
- NEJM AI This Week by NEJM Group (Periodic, Free) — NEJM AI’s editorial dispatches alongside the journal. Peer-reviewed perspectives on artificial intelligence in clinical medicine.
- MedPage Today by MedPage Today (Daily, Free) — Daily medical news for practicing physicians, with strong coverage of conferences, FDA approvals, and clinical practice changes.
- Mayo Clinic Proceedings by Mayo Clinic (Monthly, Free) — Mayo Clinic Proceedings table-of-contents alerts plus AI in medicine commentary from the Mayo Clinic Platform team.
- Coalition for Health AI by CHAI (Periodic, Free) — Updates from the Coalition for Health AI on standards, assurance frameworks, and responsible AI deployment in clinical settings.
- Doximity Op-Med by Doximity (Weekly, Free) — Doximity’s editorial publication featuring physician-written essays, opinion pieces, and clinical commentary from across specialties.
- AMA Digital Health Updates by American Medical Association (Periodic, Free) — AMA’s updates on digital health policy, augmented intelligence, and physician-facing technology guidance.
Policy & Regulation
- KFF Health News Morning Briefing by KFF Health News (Daily, Free) — KFF’s flagship policy briefing aggregating the day’s most important U.S. health policy stories. The reference daily for the policy community.
- Health Affairs by Health Affairs (Weekly, Free) — Health Affairs’s weekly digests of peer-reviewed health policy research, blog posts, and commentary on payment and delivery system reform.
- Politico Pulse Plus by Politico Pro (Daily, Paid) — Politico’s premium policy intelligence service for healthcare lobbyists, government affairs teams, and senior policy executives.
- FDA Voices by U.S. Food & Drug Administration (Periodic, Free) — Official commentary from FDA leadership on medical device, drug, and digital health policy. Direct from the regulator.
- Inside Health Policy by Inside Health Policy (Daily, Paid) — Subscription-based deep coverage of FDA, CMS, ONC, and HHS regulatory activity. Insider-level policy intelligence for serious operators.
- Brookings Health Policy by Brookings Institution (Periodic, Free) — Brookings’s economic and policy commentary on Medicare, Medicaid, drug pricing, and the structural reform of U.S. healthcare.
- Commonwealth Fund Newsletters by Commonwealth Fund (Weekly, Free) — International comparative health policy research, U.S. health system performance, and equity-focused policy commentary.
- Manatt Health Highlights by Manatt Health (Weekly, Free) — Manatt’s healthcare regulatory intelligence covering Medicaid waivers, value-based care policy, and digital health regulatory developments.
- ONC Health IT Buzz by ASTP / ONC (Periodic, Free) — Official commentary from the Assistant Secretary for Technology Policy (ASTP/ONC) on EHR certification, interoperability, and TEFCA.