$14.6B DOJ Healthcare Fraud Takedown, Labcorp Longevity, Medical Super-Intelligence

Hey all,

Happy hump day!I was today years old when I learned the term Sludge—aka the art of making it insanely hard to cancel, get help, or access basic services. Think endless forms, buried buttons, and phone trees from hell—all carefully designed to wear you down so you give up. The healthcare industry didn’t just adopt sludge; it perfected it. Enjoy the rundown! 

Jacob Brody (Co-Founder & CEO, ZorroRX)

(Fierce Healthcare) DOJ's $14.6B Healthcare Fraud Takedown
The Department of Justice has charged 324 individuals in a record-setting $14.6 billion healthcare fraud crackdown, surpassing its previous $6 billion enforcement milestone. This unprecedented effort highlights the growing threat of transnational healthcare fraud, with $12 billion in alleged false claims tied to international criminal networks and schemes such as “Operation Gold Rush.” The operation also led to $245 million in government seizures, $34.3 million in civil settlements, and prevented $4 billion in fraudulent payouts. Full Article.

(Labcorp) Longevity Testing Disruption

Labcorp has entered the longevity testing market with Whole Health Solutions, a direct-to-consumer offering featuring over 1,000 biomarkers that puts it in competition with startups like Function Health and Superpower. While Labcorp has been slow to modernize on the backend—like integrating APIs—it has steadily expanded into more consumer-oriented services in recent years. Now it’s bringing clinical-grade testing straight to individuals—because translating decades of B2B experience into a compelling consumer brand should be no problem at all. Full Article

(Microsoft AI) The Path to Medical Superintelligence

Microsoft has introduced the MAI-DxO, an AI diagnostic system that solves up to 85% of complex medical cases from the New England Journal of Medicine—over four times better than experienced physicians—while also reducing diagnostic costs. This represents a major leap toward trustworthy, cost-efficient AI in healthcare, blending the breadth of generalists with the depth of specialists to handle diagnostic complexity at scale. As AI increasingly takes over diagnostic reasoning, healthcare professionals will need to shift their focus toward patient communication and building trust—skills that will define their value in an AI-augmented future. Full Article.