As we closed out September, I’m excited to share some important milestones and a look ahead at what’s next for Life365.

This month, we were honored with the AZBio Fast Lane Award, recognizing our rapid growth and contributions to advancing healthcare innovation in Arizona and beyond.

Looking ahead, our mission remains clear: shifting care earlier in the journey, before conditions escalate and costs rise, so patients can stay healthier at home. We’re focused on scaling our platform to serve Veterans, expanding AI and voice biomarker integration, and ensuring our solutions work in underserved communities. Read more in my recent Pulse 2.0 interview.

As always, we remain committed to building a more predictive, preventive, and personalized healthcare system - one that empowers patients and supports providers in delivering timely, effective care.

🏆 Life365 Honored with

AZBio Fast Lane Award

We’re excited to share that Life365 has been recognized with the prestigious AZBio Fast Lane Award by the Arizona Bioindustry Association. This award celebrates companies that have achieved significant milestones in the life sciences sector over the past 18 months.

Kent Dicks, CEO and founder of Life365, expressed gratitude for the recognition:

“With AI and other technology advances, Life365 prioritizes engaging more people in their healthcare to help prevent serious chronic conditions and keep them healthier longer.”

This honor underscores Life365’s ongoing commitment to transforming healthcare delivery and advancing digital health solutions that make a real difference in patients’ lives.

📢  Policy Updates

Government Shutdown & Telehealth

The recent U.S. government shutdown has resulted in the expiration of Medicare's expanded telehealth flexibilities, initially enacted during the COVID-19 pandemic. These flexibilities allowed for broader access to telehealth services, including coverage for patients in all geographic areas, home-based care, audio-only visits, and programs like Acute Hospital Care at Home.

With the shutdown, these provisions have lapsed, and Medicare beneficiaries may face disruptions in accessing telehealth and hospital-at-home services. Advocacy groups, including ATA Action, are urging Congress to reinstate these telehealth flexibilities and include retroactive reimbursement for services provided during the shutdown period. They emphasize the critical role of telehealth and home-based hospital care in maintaining access for vulnerable populations.

As of now, there is no confirmed timeline for resolving the shutdown or reinstating telehealth and Hospital at Home provisions. 

$50 Billion Up for Grabs: CMS Launches Rural Health Transformation Program

The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) has opened applications for the $50 billion Rural Health Transformation (RHT) Program, created under the One Big Beautiful Bill Act.

This five-year initiative empowers states to implement sustainable solutions to rural healthcare challenges, allocating $10 billion annually from FY 2026 through 2030. Half of the funds are distributed equally among approved states, and the remaining half is allocated at CMS’s discretion.

States have until November 5, 2025, to submit their applications, with awards announced by December 31, 2025. The rush to apply highlights the program’s significance - but some policy analysts suggest this initiative may also serve as a concession for millions of Americans losing Medicaid coverage due to the expiration of federal funding. By injecting substantial federal dollars into rural health systems, CMS may be seeking to mitigate the impact of these coverage losses and stabilize care access in rural communities. 

📰 Quick Bytes - What We're Tracking

Kaiser Family Foundation - A Closer Look at the $50 Billion Rural Health Fund in the New Reconciliation Law

Published this month, KFF dissected the new reconciliation law’s $50 billion rural health fund, examining how it might partially offset deep federal Medicaid cuts in rural areas. While half the funds will be split equally among states that apply, the rest will be distributed at CMS’s discretion — and the law gives states wide latitude in how they use the money (even beyond strictly rural care). The piece flags key uncertainties around how funds will actually flow and whether allocations will target the places most in need.

LINKED HERE.

NPJ Digital Medicine - Quality safety and disparity of an AI chatbot in managing chronic diseases: simulated patient experiments

Published this month, researchers tested AI chatbots in simulated chronic disease consultations to assess their potential in low-resource clinical settings. While tools like ERNIE Bot showed strong diagnostic (≈ 77%) and correct-medication (≈ 94%) performance, they also ordered unnecessary tests (≈ 92%) and prescribed inappropriately (≈ 58%). The findings highlight both the promise and the risks of AI in real-world care.

LINKED HERE.

Healthcare IT News - Remote patient monitoring needs proactive, signal-based care

Published this month, Life365 CEO Kent Dicks was interviewed by Bill Siwicki, Managing Editor of HIMSS Media & Healthcare IT News, to discuss the evolution of remote patient monitoring (RPM). Dicks advocates for a shift from traditional threshold-based approaches to a more proactive, signal-based model that leverages continuous, passive data to detect subtle health changes before they become critical. This approach aims to enhance early intervention, reduce hospital readmissions, and support value-based care initiatives.

LINKED HERE.

Discoveries in Health Policy Blog - CMS Solicits Comments on Pricing Software as a Service

CMS requested public comments (ended 9/12/25) on how to price Software as a Service (SaaS) under both the Medicare Physician Fee Schedule (PFS), with responses due in September 2025. The agency sought input on challenges such as unclear cost structures, limited claims data, and integrating SaaS into risk-based and chronic disease management models. Stakeholders highlighted barriers including inconsistent payment frameworks, difficulties valuing physician work using SaaS, and the lack of comparator services to establish fair rates.

LINKED HERE.

Fierce Healthcare - AI-driven, digital-first models could capture $1T in healthcare spend by 2035: PwC

A new PwC analysis forecasts that over the next decade, up to $1 trillion of healthcare spending will shift toward digital-first, AI-driven models, moving care from hospitals into homes. The move is driven by rising costs, aging populations, and pressure to streamline fragmented systems.

LINKED HERE.

How AI is Transforming Patient Care

Kent Dicks, Life365 CEO, explores how real-time data and AI are helping healthcare teams predict emergencies, prioritize care, and keep patients safe at home. From tracking vital signs to making smarter decisions faster, see how technology is changing the way care is delivered.

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