{"type":"rich","version":"1.0","provider_name":"Transistor","provider_url":"https://transistor.fm","author_name":"Health Tech Nerds Radio","title":"The Grand Roundup: Peptide boom, payer pressures, AI and Medicaid, clearinghouse innovation, and nearly $600M in health tech funding","html":"<iframe width=\"100%\" height=\"180\" frameborder=\"no\" scrolling=\"no\" seamless src=\"https://share.transistor.fm/e/a2b02608\"></iframe>","width":"100%","height":180,"duration":3885,"description":"The Grand Roundup | March 30, 2026A packed hour of health tech news: Kevin and Martin recap AHIP (the mood was grim), break down the MA final rates notice dropping any day now, and dig into the peptide/longevity boom reshaping consumer health. Plus two live guest interviews — Toyin Ajayi of Cityblock Health on why AI should be built for Medicaid first, not last, and Zach Kanter of Stedi on their $50M raise and what a billion claims a year looks like. Then a rapid-fire rundown of $581M in funding across 12 deals, including Qualified Health, Doctronic, eMed, and more.In this episode:AHIP recap: MA gamesmanship, no-network plans, and the final rates noticeCityblock Health CEO Toyin Ajayi on AI + MedicaidStedi CEO Zach Kanter on clearinghouses, Change Healthcare, and scaling to 1B+ transactions$581M in funding across 12 dealsThe peptide/longevity wave and what it means for health techReferenced this week: AHIP MMDC, CMS/CMMI, Stedi, Cityblock Health, Qualified Health, Thesis Care, Doctronic, eMed, Adonis, Blossom Health, Clasp, Dimer Health, Prax Health, Certuma, VITLFor more from Health Tech Nerds, subscribe to our weekly newsletters: https://www.healthtechnerds.com/subscribe","thumbnail_url":"https://img.transistorcdn.com/y84Rj-3Zru2TSHB3gg7QPKSw1QK5xTylJGdWYgSYt5g/rs:fill:0:0:1/w:400/h:400/q:60/mb:500000/aHR0cHM6Ly9pbWct/dXBsb2FkLXByb2R1/Y3Rpb24udHJhbnNp/c3Rvci5mbS85MmYw/N2JiYjk1MjQ4NTAy/YzJiZDg1NzYyY2E2/NmI0ZS5wbmc.webp","thumbnail_width":300,"thumbnail_height":300}