Commure, a Mountain View–based health software company valued at about $7 billion, has terminated a program through which it paid parties for referrals that led to new customers for its AI products, according to emails obtained by STAT. The notices were sent to members of the company’s partnership program by Commure’s chief legal officer, Dan Brian.
An email dated Aug. 6 informs recipients that their payment agreements will be terminated 30 days from the date they receive the company’s notice. The same email states that anything owed under the agreement as of the termination date will be “paid in full.”
The termination communications sent by Commure make three specific points, as described in the emails obtained by STAT: the company will end the relevant payment agreements, the termination will take effect 30 days after recipients receive the notice, and amounts owed through the termination date will be paid in full.
No additional contractual terms, such as transition arrangements, clawbacks, or follow-up obligations, were reported in the source material. STAT’s account is based on the text of the emails and the company-sent notices.
STAT reports that the notice to program participants arrived six days before a STAT investigation was published on Aug. 12. That investigation found that Commure offered to pay thousands of dollars to customers and other parties for referring its AI offerings to new business prospects.
STAT first asked Commure about the referral arrangements in an email to Dan Brian on June 5. The termination emails obtained by STAT are dated Aug. 6, and the STAT article summarizing the termination was published on Aug. 13, 2026.
Commure is described in the source as a health software company that sells artificial intelligence tools to medical clinics. The company is based in Mountain View, California, and valued at roughly $7 billion according to the STAT reporting.
The STAT investigation referenced in the termination reporting examined payment arrangements tied to the company’s AI products and found offers of payments in the thousands of dollars to customers and other parties who referred new customers.
STAT’s reporting notes that the outlet first asked about the referral programs in early June, when it emailed Dan Brian on June 5 seeking information about the arrangements. The termination notice was sent shortly before the STAT investigation was published.
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The source reports the existence of the termination notice and quotes specifics from an Aug. 6 email, but it does not provide certain additional details. The STAT article as provided does not report the total number of participants in the referral program, the aggregate dollar amounts paid historically or expected under the termination, the exact contractual language beyond the 30-day termination window and promise to pay amounts owed “in full,” or any contemporaneous public statement from Commure beyond the emailed notices.
STAT’s reporting also does not, in the text provided, include responses from other parties in the referral program or details about how the referral payments were structured operationally.
The details summarized here are drawn from emails obtained by STAT and the STAT reporting published in August 2026. The STAT piece notes that a broader investigation into Commure and related topics was published on Aug. 12, and this termination notice story followed on Aug. 13. Portions of the reporting are part of STAT+ premium content.
For readers seeking the original reporting, the emails and the STAT article were the sole sources for the facts reported here. The source did not report additional documentary material or company statements beyond what is described above.