Meet the 10 leaders transforming healthcare in 2021

Hello,

Welcome to Insider Healthcare. I'm healthcare editor Leah Rosenbaum, and today in healthcare news:

• We picked the top leaders transforming the healthcare industry in 2021;
• The Department of Justice is investigating primary-care company Oak Street Health;
• SoftBank is shaking up digital health with a new round of investments.

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Healthcare's transformative leaders are looking to upend the industry by building on the pandemic's scientific advancements

• Insider identified 10 healthcare leaders changing the business of healthcare across the globe.
• They're exploring high- and low-tech pathways toward a more resilient healthcare system.
• Their contributions range from new ways to develop medicine to social interventions in the hospital.

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Federal law enforcement has stepped up scrutiny of companies operating in the lucrative Medicare Advantage market. Oak Street Health is the latest target.

• Oak Street Health revealed on Monday that it was a focus of a US Justice Department investigation.
• The primary-care provider said the DOJ was investigating whether it violated the False Claims Act.
• Federal law enforcement has increased scrutiny of companies in Medicare Advantage.

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SoftBank is betting big on healthcare in its second fund. Here are the 12 startups its backed in the last 10 months.

• SoftBank has participated in $6.2 billion worth of funding rounds for healthcare companies in 2021.
• That's up from 2020, when it participated in $1.2 billion worth of funding, per PitchBook data.
• While it is partly due to larger checks, SoftBank also tripled its number of investments this year.

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More stories we're reading:

• Compass Pathways released its latest study on a psychedelic to treat depression. A top Wall Street analyst says the results are 'very encouraging.' (Insider)
• NFL player Aaron Rodgers is spreading vaccine misinformation, undermining medical professionals (The New York Times)
• Singaporeans who are 'unvaccinated by choice' can no longer receive free COVID-19 treatment (Insider)
• It's easy to think the pandemic is over - until you get COVID-19 (The Atlantic)

-Leah