A new model shows that US COVID-19 cases are likely to slow heading into the fall and winter

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Welcome to Insider Healthcare. I'm healthcare editor Leah Rosenbaum, and today in pitch decks…uh, I mean healthcare news:

• A new model shows that US COVID-19 cases are likely to slow;
• See the pitch deck this startup used to raise $60 million to pay doctors for making better care decisions;
• This company raised $15 million to make emergency room visits go more smoothly – and we have the pitch deck for this one too.

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The US could see a brighter fall and winter as COVID-19 cases and deaths decline, a new model shows

• A new model suggests the US's COVID-19 cases and deaths aren't likely to climb higher between now and March.
• That means the US could expect a much rosier national picture this fall and winter.
• But hospitals might still be strained in states with cold climates or low vaccination rates.

Get the whole picture here>>

Tech startup Stellar Health wants to reward doctors for providing better care. See the presentation it used to raise $60 million from General Atlantic and the founders of Oak Street Health.

• Stellar Health raised $60 million from General Atlantic and the cofounders of Oak Street Health.
• The startup uses data to make care recommendations to doctors and pays them for taking action.
• The funding round is the latest sign that investors are excited about value-based care.

Read the full story>>

See the 24-slide presentation the Mint founder used to sell investors and hospitals on his new emergency-room management startup

• The Mint founder Aaron Patzer started Vital, an emergency-room management startup, four years ago.
• On Wednesday, it announced it had raised $15 million in Series A funding.
• Patzer is an engineer and said his experience can help make hospital software easier to use.

See the pitch deck now>>

More stories we're reading:

• Former FDA chief predicts the Delta variant could be the last major COVID-19 surge in the US and be over by Thanksgiving (Insider)
• Vets are running out of ivermectin for animals thanks to COVID-19 misinformation (The New York Times)
• Half of young kids in the US have high levels of lead in their blood, study finds (Insider)
• How a government shutdown could impact biotech research (Bloomberg Law)

- Leah