SolComms Research · Q3 2026 edition · 70 US healthtech startups, Series A–C · 12 months to 28 Sep 2026
70 startups, scored and counted.
Open any company’s scorecard: its message score and why, what its homepage says, and every story it earned in 12 months. Every score, story and post is below.
That company isn’t among the 70 startups scored and counted.
Ranked by stories in the 75 outlets, 12 months to 28 Sep 2026; message score on the right.
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One dot per company: message score up the side, stories in the 75 outlets along the bottom (28 Sep 2025 to 28 Sep 2026).
Dashed line: the median, 5 stories; 7 earned none. Scores run 5 to 16: 1 Breaks through, 33 Competent, 35 Muddled, 1 Invisible.
Dots that share a score and story count sit together; the table lists every value.
- Clear but unheard · 9Score 11 to 16, with 3 or fewer stories.
- Clear and heard · 23Score 11 to 16, with 5 or more stories.
- Heard but weak · 1Score 5, with 5 or more stories.
Handl Health and Blueberry Pediatrics score 13 to 14 with 4 stories, between the two clear groups.
The other 35 sit outside the groups; members are filled.
Dot size: LinkedIn following. The five largest are labelled; their stories: Nourish 18, Massive Bio 2, Rad AI 12, Nayya 5 and b.well Connected Health 43.
- Stories and money raised
- 0.34
- Stories and LinkedIn followers
- 0.23
- Stories and Clarity
- 0.14
- Stories and message score
- 0.09
Rank correlations across the 70 companies, where 1 means the rankings match and 0 no relation. Money raised and LinkedIn audience went with more stories; the message score and each of its factors barely did.
The companies
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| Policy terms | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 16 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 4,021 | No account found | None | |
| 15 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 9 | 2,611 | No account found | Hospital Readmissions Reduction ProgramValue-based care | |
| 14 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 20 | 8 | 7 | 23 | 12,752 | 803 | None | |
| 14 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 8 | 4 | 3 | 8 | 2,765 | No account found | None | |
| 14 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 10,155 | 3 | MA supplemental benefits | |
| 14 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 6,818 | No account found | Hospital price transparencyPrice transparency in generalTransparency in Coverage | |
| 13 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 8 | 4,598 | 332 | Value-based care | |
| 13 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 7 | 10,422 | 1,160 | Collaborative care | |
| 13 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 7 | 5,651 | 326 | None | |
| 13 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 3,282 | No account found | None | |
| 13 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4,131 | No account found | None | |
| 12 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 16 | 2,618 | 272 | Interoperability | |
| 12 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 11 | 5,451 | 14 | Value-based care | |
| 12 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 11 | 12,736 | 451 | None | |
| 12 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 13 | 6,219 | 301 | TEFCAValue-based care | |
| 12 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 21,807 | No account found | Coding automation | |
| 12 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 3,595 | 414 | None | |
| 12 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 5,583 | 606 | FDAReal-world evidence | |
| 12 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 15 | 21,315 | 7,547 | FDALDTs and at-home testing | |
| 12 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 8,360 | No account found | None | |
| 11 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 32 | 8 | 3 | 39 | 20,528 | 455 | Transparency in Coverage | |
| 11 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 29 | 11 | 7 | 36 | 6,703 | No account found | None | |
| 11 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 18 | 8 | 8 | 24 | 56,667 | No account found | None | |
| 11 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 17 | 12 | 6 | 26 | 15,848 | No account found | None | |
| 11 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 12 | 4 | 3 | 12 | 4,998 | No account found | None | |
| 11 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 12 | 5 | 5 | 17 | 42,829 | No account found | None | |
| 11 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 9 | 2 | 3 | 13 | 3,160 | 8 | TEAM model | |
| 11 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 8,959 | 92 | Value-based care | |
| 11 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 7 | 5,405 | No account found | MA supplemental benefits | |
| 11 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 4,632 | No account found | Open Payments | |
| 11 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 8,250 | No account found | None | |
| 11 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 46,978 | 1,980 | None | |
| 11 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 4,493 | 240 | FDA | |
| 11 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 13,422 | 2,685 | None | |
| 10 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 8 | 1 | 5 | 15 | 5,326 | 152 | FDA | |
| 10 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 5,488 | 286 | None | |
| 10 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 5,964 | No account found | None | |
| 10 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 10 | 14,073 | No account found | None | |
| 10 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4,177 | No account found | MA supplemental benefits | |
| 10 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 13,386 | No account found | PACE | |
| 10 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 4,536 | 9 | ACAICHRA | |
| 9 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 81 | 23 | 17 | 85 | 14,050 | 1,924 | None | |
| 9 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 14 | 6 | 3 | 18 | 15,407 | No account found | None | |
| 9 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 10 | 10,944 | 642 | None | |
| 9 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 12 | 37,245 | 117 | None | |
| 9 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 18,536 | 13 | None | |
| 9 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 11,916 | 822 | None | |
| 9 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 6,054 | No account found | FDA | |
| 9 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 4,169 | No account found | None | |
| 9 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 2,689 | No account found | FDA | |
| 9 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 5,203 | No account found | None | |
| 9 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3,288 | 44 | None | |
| 9 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2,381 | 290 | Value-based care | |
| 9 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5,016 | No account found | FDA | |
| 9 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 20,304 | 1,550 | None | |
| 9 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3,796 | No account found | None | |
| 9 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12,278 | 2,208 | None | |
| 8 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 28 | 17 | 1 | 31 | 11,899 | 620 | Value-based care | |
| 8 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 24 | 8 | 7 | 28 | 9,454 | No account found | Nurse staffing | |
| 8 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 13 | 4 | 6 | 16 | 4,700 | No account found | None | |
| 8 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 8,868 | No account found | None | |
| 8 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 12,460 | No account found | None | |
| 8 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 8,214 | 396 | FDAReal-world evidence | |
| 8 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 2,194 | No account found | None | |
| 7 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 43 | 14 | 15 | 51 | 32,439 | 628 | None | |
| 7 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 17 | 7 | 0 | 19 | 26,614 | No account found | None | |
| 6 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 11 | 4,151 | No account found | None | |
| 6 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 8 | 3,340 | 60 | None | |
| 6 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 1,409 | No account found | None | |
| 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 13 | 5 | 3 | 16 | 1,764 | No account found | None |
No company matches these filters.
Sorted by message score; the four factors, 0 to 5 each, add up to the score out of 20. Stories: in the 75 outlets, 28 Sep 2025 to 28 Sep 2026. Tier 1: the 11 outlets with the highest AI visibility. In headline: stories naming the company in the headline. Story bars break after 33, like the chart. Policy terms: those the homepage uses. A dash: no X account.
The policy terms
87 policy terms in 11 groups.
Each story, post and homepage carries the policy terms it matches: 738 of the 1,302 stories in the 75 outlets and 28 of the 70 homepages. Open a group for its terms.
| Group and term | Stories | Theme press | Social | Homepages |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Any of the 87 terms | 738 | 32.0% | 15.9% | 28 |
| Core policy areas11 terms | 314 | 7.8% | 4.1% | 10 |
| FDA | 105+ | 4.3% | 3.3% | 8 |
| Affordable Care Act (ACA) | 67+ | 2.6% | 0.4% | 1 |
| Drug pricing | 54+ | 0.6% | 0.1% | 0 |
| Price transparency in general | 29+ | 0 | 0.1% | 1 |
| Make America Healthy Again (MAHA) | 23+ | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| No Surprises Act | 16+ | 0.3% | 0.2% | 0 |
| Pharmacy benefit manager (PBM) reform | 14+ | 0.6% | 0.4% | 0 |
| 340B Drug Pricing Program reform | 14+ | 0.3% | 0 | 0 |
| One Big Beautiful Bill Act (OBBBA) | 13+ | 0.3% | 0 | 0 |
| AI in healthcare regulation | 9+ | 0.3% | 0 | 0 |
| Mental health parity | 6+ | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Value-based care and CMMI9 terms | 141 | 11.2% | 8.7% | 12 |
| Value-based care | 79+ | 8.6% | 8.5% | 7 |
| CMS Innovation Center (CMMI) | 30+ | 1.2% | 0.1% | 0 |
| Accountable care organizations (ACOs) | 16+ | 0.3% | 0.1% | 0 |
| ACCESS model | 16+ | 0 | 0.1% | 0 |
| Medicare Advantage (MA) supplemental benefits | 13+ | 1.7% | 0.4% | 3 |
| Hospital Readmissions Reduction Program | 13+ | 0.6% | 0 | 1 |
| Transforming Episode Accountability Model (TEAM) | 8+ | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Enhancing Oncology Model | 4 | 0.6% | 0 | 0 |
| Programs of All-Inclusive Care for the Elderly (PACE) | 1+ | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Interoperability and health data11 terms | 104 | 1.2% | 0.2% | 2 |
| Trusted Exchange Framework and Common Agreement (TEFCA) | 44+ | 0 | 0.1% | 1 |
| CMS Health Tech Ecosystem | 34+ | 0.3% | 0 | 0 |
| Information blocking | 21 | 0.3% | 0 | 0 |
| Interoperability | 17+ | 0 | 0.1% | 1 |
| Office of the National Coordinator for Health IT (ONC) rules | 17 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| HIPAA | 8+ | 0.6% | 0 | 0 |
| Patient Access API | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Data de-identification | 3+ | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 42 CFR Part 2 (substance use disorder records) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Genetic privacy | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Health data privacy | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Reimbursement and virtual care12 terms | 83 | 0.6% | 0.6% | 2 |
| Hospital at home | 20+ | 0.3% | 0.1% | 0 |
| Remote monitoring | 20+ | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nurse staffing | 15+ | 0 | 0.2% | 1 |
| Physician Fee Schedule | 13+ | 0.3% | 0.1% | 0 |
| Telehealth flexibilities | 12+ | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Digital therapeutics | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Corporate practice of medicine | 5+ | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Community health workers | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Collaborative care | 2+ | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Nutrition coverage | 0 | 0 | 0.1% | 0 |
| Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) telemedicine rules | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Licensure | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Prior authorization and administrative burden7 terms | 79 | 11.5% | 1.9% | 1 |
| Wasteful and Inappropriate Service Reduction (WISeR) model | 34+ | 5.5% | 0 | 0 |
| Claims denials | 18+ | 3.2% | 1.4% | 0 |
| Prior authorization reform | 13 | 1.4% | 0.2% | 0 |
| Coding automation | 7+ | 1.2% | 0 | 1 |
| Medicare Advantage (MA) risk adjustment | 6+ | 0.6% | 0.1% | 0 |
| Improving Seniors’ Timely Access to Care Act | 2+ | 0 | 0.1% | 0 |
| Insurers’ prior authorization pledge | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Coverage and benefits9 terms | 63 | 0.9% | 0.5% | 1 |
| Affordable Care Act (ACA) subsidies | 22+ | 0.3% | 0 | 0 |
| Individual coverage health reimbursement arrangements (ICHRA) | 16+ | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Rural health | 14+ | 0.6% | 0.4% | 0 |
| Medicaid work requirements | 8+ | 0 | 0.1% | 0 |
| SNAP | 3+ | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Section 1115 waivers | 3+ | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Food is medicine | 2+ | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Employer plan fiduciary | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Health savings account (HSA) expansion | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Pharmacy5 terms | 62 | 0 | 0.1% | 0 |
| Most favored nation | 27+ | 0 | 0.1% | 0 |
| Drug price negotiation | 16+ | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| GLP-1 policy | 12+ | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| E-prescribing | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Copay accumulators | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| AI and FDA regulation12 terms | 30 | 2.0% | 0.7% | 1 |
| FDA rules for AI-enabled devices | 10+ | 0.9% | 0.5% | 0 |
| Algorithmic bias | 6+ | 0.9% | 0 | 0 |
| AI prescribing | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| AI mental health | 5+ | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Laboratory-developed tests (LDTs) and at-home testing | 2+ | 0 | 0.1% | 1 |
| Software as a medical device (SaMD) | 1+ | 0.3% | 0.2% | 0 |
| AI reimbursement | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| State AI laws | 1+ | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Predetermined change control plans (PCCP) | 0 | 0 | 0.1% | 0 |
| Clinical decision support | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| FDA general wellness guidance | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Federal AI preemption | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Clinical trials and life sciences5 terms | 20 | 0.3% | 0 | 2 |
| Real-world evidence | 16+ | 0.3% | 0 | 2 |
| Trial diversity | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Trial modernization | 1+ | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Drug supply chain | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| FDA AI in review | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Price transparency3 terms | 15 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Transparency in Coverage | 12+ | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Hospital price transparency | 7+ | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Good faith estimates | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Fraud, abuse and referrals3 terms | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Open Payments | 2+ | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Anti-Kickback Statute and Stark Law | 1+ | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Durable medical equipment (DME) competitive bidding | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Stories: those in the 75 outlets carrying the term; + means at least. Theme press and social: the share of the 347 theme stories and 847 posts carrying it. Homepages: the companies whose homepage uses it. Grey rows: the 15 terms with no story in the 75 outlets.
The coverage
The coverage behind the numbers.
Every story in the 75 outlets and every post behind the counts, newest first. Filter by theme or policy term, keep stories that name a company, or add other publishers.
The 10 most recent of the 1,302 stories in the 75 outlets. The full list, the filters and other publishers need JavaScript.
| Date | Headline | Outlet | Theme | Companies named |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 28 Sep 2026 | Insurers say AI could add billions in health costs. Billing companies disagreeOther · mixed tone | Healthcare DiveTier 1 · rank 5 of 75 | Cost & revenue | |
| 28 Sep 2026 | Chutes & Ladders—UnitedHealthcare names president; Joint Commission CEO to retireOther · neutral tone | Fierce HealthcareTier 1 · rank 3 of 75 | Other | |
| 27 Sep 2026 | Bonus Features – September 27, 2026 – Only 32% of senior care teams say tech supports their work, 70% of health workers say AI makes care feel less human for patients, plus 29 more storiesList or roundup · mixed tone | Healthcare IT TodayTier 3 · rank 44 of 75 | Clinical AI toolsDrug pricing, Value-based care | |
| 26 Sep 2026 | Oracle Health adds ID.me digital verification capabilitiesPartnership · positive tone | TechTarget (health IT sites)Tier 2 · rank 23 of 75 | InteroperabilityTEFCA, CMS Health Tech Ecosystem, Interoperability | – |
| 25 Sep 2026 | Four Questions with Munjal ShahOther · positive tone | Second OpinionTier 5 · rank 73 of 75 | AI governance | |
| 25 Sep 2026 | When conventional wisdom requires a second opinionOther · positive tone | Physicians PracticeTier 3 · rank 52 of 75 | Other | – |
| 25 Sep 2026 | What Happens When Social Care Becomes a Cost-Saving Strategy?Other · neutral tone | HealthLeadersTier 2 · rank 25 of 75 | Social determinants of health | – |
| 25 Sep 2026 | Thyroid medicine recall receives FDA’s highest risk levelLaunch · negative tone | USA TodayTier 2 · rank 19 of 75 | Patient safetyFDA | – |
| 25 Sep 2026 | Oracle summit unveils new oncology, revenue cycle AI toolsLaunch · mixed tone | Healthcare BrewTier 3 · rank 53 of 75 | AI governance | – |
| 24 Sep 2026 | Trilliant Health Launches Oria AI Strategist to Replace Manual Healthcare AdvisoryLaunch · positive tone | HIT ConsultantTier 2 · rank 21 of 75 | Hospital business |
The 10 most recent of the 847 posts. The full list and the filters need JavaScript.
| Date | Post | Source | Theme | Engagement |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 27 Sep 2026 | Real talk here in radiology Just need to get this out there, since some of the interviews and opinions I have heard about the state of radiology are just unmoored from reality... I am a senior residen… | r/BetterOfflineReddit | Clinical AI tools | Engagement 520 |
| 27 Sep 2026 | The creation of health insurance was a stupid idea and now we have “utilization management” companies that play both sides of the fence -denying referrals and splitting the cost savings with patient i… | X · user | Payer innovation | Engagement 17 |
| 27 Sep 2026 | I turned off my AI scribe one week ago. I adopted it for the usual reason. Less charting, more eye contact. I thought it would make me more present with patients. I was wrong. It made me more passive.… | LinkedIn · clinician | Clinician burnout | Engagement 40 |
| 26 Sep 2026 | Dr Lawhern says, concerning physician burnout and the loss of friendships due to their busy schedules: “The loss of collegial friends is certainly a significant factor in clinician burnout. But there… | X · user | Clinician burnout | Engagement 62 |
| 25 Sep 2026 | AI for RCM and upcoding seems like a lame, “that’s American healthcare for you,” use case for advanced technology. But reality is much more complicated than a simple battle of the bots to see who can… | LinkedIn · clinician | Cost & revenueMA risk adjustment | Engagement 30 |
| 25 Sep 2026 | Counterpart + Humana Hello Fellow Clover Investors, If you go to crt.sh you can search for a company’s digital certificate logs. If you follow this link you can see all of the unexpired crt logs for %… | r/CLOVReddit | Workflow automation | Engagement 146 |
| 25 Sep 2026 | It was my great privilege to be featured in the 50th edition of the Journal of Healthcare Finance for our article entitled “The Impact of External Investment on Cost Outcomes in Value-Based Primary Ca… | LinkedIn · user | Payer innovationValue-based care | Engagement 51 |
| 25 Sep 2026 | Affordability is connected to outcomes. When care is too hard to navigate or too expensive to sustain, even the right care plan can fall short. That’s one reason value-based care works to align afford… | Sreekanth ChaguturuLinkedIn | Payer innovationValue-based care | Engagement 95 |
| 25 Sep 2026 | I had the opportunity to attend the PDA/FDA Annual Conference last week and if I could have collected a dollar for each time AI was mentioned my fee would have been covered and some. FDA has embraced… | LinkedIn · user | AI governanceFDA | Engagement 22 |
| 25 Sep 2026 | One plate full. One plate empty. The stethoscope on the chair tells you everything. They made dinner. They sat down. They ate alone. Because the person who was supposed to be sitting in that chair is… | Leo CharalampidisLinkedIn | Clinician burnout | Engagement 175 |
Press: stories in the 75 outlets (1,302) and across all publishers (1,844), 28 Sep 2025 to 28 Sep 2026; releases, wire copy, sponsored pages and companies’ own channels left out. Social: 847 posts from Reddit (224), X (466) and LinkedIn (157), quoted as written and cut at 200 characters; private individuals appear by role, Reddit posts by subreddit, without names or links. Engagement: likes, comments and shares.
Method
How we measured it.
The companies
70 US healthtech startups at Series A to C, from a vetted list of 72: venture-backed, based in the US, with 10 to 200 employees and working in healthcare technology, on the list’s own figures. Two have since been acquired: Humata Health by R1 and Reimagine Care by Cureety.
The message score
Each company’s own messaging, read the way a buyer meets it: the homepage first, then its main pages, its LinkedIn and X pages and recent posts. Founders’ and employees’ own posts don’t count. Four factors, 0 to 5 each, for a total out of 20:
- Clarity: whether a first-time visitor can tell what the company does, and for whom, from the homepage headline and subhead read together.
- Differentiation: whether the company’s messaging says why this company, over the alternatives a buyer actually weighs, and how prominently.
- Proof: named customers, quantified outcomes and third-party validation, and how easy they are to find.
- Policy awareness: whether the pitch connects to how care is paid for or regulated, and to the policy changes now under way.
Bands: Invisible 0 to 5; Muddled 6 to 10; Competent 11 to 15; Breaks through 16 to 20. Websites as of 28 Sep and 1 Oct 2026; LinkedIn and X as of 28 to 30 Sep 2026.
The coverage
28 Sep 2025 to 28 Sep 2026.
- Press: stories in 75 outlets, from national news to health trades, ranked in five tiers by AI visibility (1,302 stories), with all publishers shown for comparison (1,844).
- Social: 847 posts on the same five themes (payer innovation, AI governance, cost and revenue, workflow automation and clinician burnout): Reddit (224), X (466) and LinkedIn (157).
- Tagging: each story and post carries its theme, the policy terms it matches (87 terms in 11 groups), the companies it names, what it reports and its tone. Homepages carry the policy terms they use.
The 75 outlets by tier:
- Tier 1 (11 outlets): highest AI visibility.
- Tier 2 (23 outlets): strong national and trade reach.
- Tier 3 (20 outlets): niche authority, cited on sector-specific queries.
- Tier 4 (18 outlets): high credibility, limited by paywalls or crawler blocking.
- Tier 5 (3 outlets): influential with people, rarely cited by AI.
What’s left out
Press releases and wire copy (153 of the 915 results that news searches for the companies returned); sponsored and paid placements (47 in the 75 outlets); companies’ and organizations’ own channels; stories not about healthcare; posts that fit no theme; repeated posts.
Limits
A year of coverage, sampled by search, not a census. Paywalled stories count from their headline and the summary any visitor sees. LinkedIn post search reaches back about a month. Private individuals appear by role, without a name or link; profanity is masked.
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