We got a look at the 16-slide presentation MedArrive used to raise $25 million

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

• Home healthcare company MedArrive shares its Series A pitch deck;
• Alzheimer's drug company Cassava Sciences under government investigation;
• Dr. Anthony Fauci says that every adult in the US should be getting a COVID-19 booster shot.

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See the 16-slide presentation a former Uber exec used to raise $25 million to tackle the growing in-home care market

• MedArrive works with EMS companies, hospitals, and insurance plans to offer in-home care.
• It raised $25 million in Series A funding led by Section 32 on Wednesday.
• See the 16-slide presentation the startup used to raise the funding.

Check it out>> 

Government agencies are investigating the biotech behind a hyped-up Alzheimer's drug

• Cassava Sciences disclosed Monday that it's being investigated by undisclosed government agencies.
• The biotech is testing a treatment for Alzheimer's disease that is being scrutinized by scientists. 
• Cassava didn't disclose details of the investigations, but petitions have been filed with the FDA.

Read the full story>>

Dr. Fauci: Stop 'overthinking' boosters — giving every adult an extra shot will keep people out of hospital

• Dr. Anthony Fauci wants essentially all vaccinated adults to know that "they can go ahead" and get boosted after 6 months.
• Fauci says there's "confusion out there" about who should get boosted. "Make it really simple." 
• "The effect of boost is very, very favorable to preventing people from getting infected," Fauci said. Other experts express caution about over-vaccinating young adults.

See the Insider interview>>

More stories we're reading:

• A scientist tracking the coronavirus predicts it will keep mutating to avoid the immune response — but at a slower rate than before (Insider)
• Ascension, one of the largest hospital systems in the US, is also working as a private equity firm (STAT News)
• Authorities in India are planning a new lockdown not to combat COVID-19, but air pollution (Insider)
• The Biden administration will soon announce a deal to buy 10 million courses of a COVID-19 antiviral pill from Pfizer(Washington Post)

-Leah