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Digital health startups Olive, DispatchHealth and Monogram Health are among the most funded tech startups in the country, according to a report released Aug. 24 by CB Insights. 

Here are seven hospitals or health systems that have announced, advanced or completed construction projects in the last two weeks:

Orlando (Fla.) Health has several construction and renovation projects in the works, according to financial documents released Aug. 24. 

Austin, Texas-based Sana is expanding its employer-oriented health coverage to Arizona, the company announced Aug. 24.

Cigna is buying back $2 billion in common stock through accelerated repurchase agreements with Morgan Stanley and JPMorgan Chase Bank.

GuideWell Mutual Holding Corporation, the parent company of Florida Blue, is acquiring San Juan, Puerto Rico-based Triple-S Management in an effort to further secure its foothold in Florida and Puerto Rico. 

Nonprofit health insurer Medica and St. Louis-based system SSM Health formed a new relationship under which Medica will invest in an insurance subsidiary of SSM.

While regional payers have fewer members, their concentration in one area gives them the same power, if not a leg up, in negotiations with local providers, according to an August Fitch Ratings report shared with Becker's Hospital Review.

About 100 faculty, staff, donors and government officials gathered Aug. 17 to learn about how a new hospital being built on Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center's campus in Columbus will transform healthcare in the local community and in Ohio. 

Atlanta-based Emory Healthcare and Toledo, Ohio-based ProMedica signed an agreement to build two skilled nursing and rehab centers in Atlanta.