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Bridging Urban & Rural Care: Cityblock Secures $116M Series E + Inks Deal to Acquire Homeward Health
StartUp Health member Cityblock Health – a Brooklyn-based value-based care platform – has signed a definitive agreement to acquire Homeward Health in an all-stock transaction, alongside a $116M Series E led by General Catalyst. The combination pairs Cityblock's urban Medicaid and dual-eligible care model with Homeward's rural Medicare Advantage reach, aiming to serve more of the 120 million Americans who rely on government-funded healthcare. More on the deal below – plus the rest of this week's global funding activity across AI-enabled care, diagnostics, and digital therapeutics.
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