20 Completely Free Health Tech Newsletters
There are a lot of health tech newsletters out there. My inbox is proof. Some are paid and absolutely worth it, but if you’re just getting started — or you want to sharpen your signal without adding another subscription bill — there’s plenty of high-quality content available entirely for free.
Below are the free health tech newsletters I personally subscribe to and actually read. They help me stay current on policy, capital flows, clinical evidence, AI, health system strategy, and the business mechanics underneath it all.
Axios Vitals sends daily morning briefings on the intersection of healthcare politics, policy, and business.
Digital Health Wire is known for its "Crystal Ball" compilations and quick-hitting news summaries; it’s designed to be read in under five minutes.
FemTech Insider is a weekly email featuring femtech industry news, funding, and startup highlights.
Fierce Health Tech by Fierce Healthcare covers EMR systems, patient portals, telemedicine, mHealth, privacy and security, HIPAA, data analytics, health information exchange, interoperability, patient engagement, and regulatory compliance.
Ground Truths by Dr. Eric Topol is a premier source for deep clinical dives into AI, genomics, and the frontier of personalized medicine from one of the industry's most respected physician-scientists.
Heaing Healthcare, by Ann Somers Hogg, director of health care research at the Christensen Institute, explores business model innovation and disruption in healthcare.
Healthcare Dive delivers healthcare industry news, trends, and intel either daily or weekly.
Healthcare Huddle sends weekly insights for physicians and healthcare professionals, written by a practicing MD.
Healthcare Brew by Morning Brew delivers a snappy, witty, and highly readable daily digest of the biggest business trends and news stories hitting the healthcare sector.
Healthcare Uncovered by healthcare whistleblower Wendell Potter offers a critical, investigative look at the insurance industry and the systemic barriers to affordable care.
Health Tech Nerds is a community-driven newsletter that curates the best reads, reports, and job opportunities across the ecosystem every Sunday.
Hospitalogy by Blake Madden provides a masterclass in the business of healthcare, focusing on health system strategy, M&A, and the financial shifts driving digital health.
KFF Health News gives you a look at all the important news of the day, while their regional emails round up our coverage on such issues as Medicare, Medicaid, rural health, aging, and health costs.
Massively Better Healthcare by Yours Truly is an occasional newsletter sharing digital health analyses and trends.
MobiHealthNews, the "publication of record" for digital health, offers a steady stream of dailly or weekly updates on mobile health, RPM, and virtual care.
Modern Healthcare sends a twice-weekly digest covering broad digital health innovation and business trends
Out-of-Pocket by Nikhil Krishnan uses humor and deep research to explain how the "business" of healthcare actually works.
Rock Weekly by Rock Health is the oldest consistent weekly source for funding data and market stories on Monday.
STAT Health Tech provides high-quality journalism focusing on how technology is transforming the life sciences and clinical care.
Techy surgeon is an emerging Substack sharing smart and practical playbooks for AI-powered health tech, startups, and value-based care.
This isn’t an exhaustive list. It’s simply what I’ve found most useful in my own information diet. You don’t need to read all 20; in fact, you probably shouldn’t. Pick a few that match your role and curiosity, and keep the ones you read the most.
And if there’s a free one you think I’m missing, send it my way. I’m always looking to upgrade what shows up in my inbox!
