In an exclusive interview, an attorney at McDermott Will & Emery’s Post-Roe practice group answers questions about how Texas’ trigger ban laws will impact employers, […]
Nearly 25% of working-age adults have hearing issues. Yet 50% of people with untreated hearing loss have never had their hearing professionally checked before the […]
The MedCity INVEST Digital Health conference in Dallas September 28 in collaboration with Health Wildcatters marks our first conference in the Lone Star state and […]
Instead of offering employees multiple different point solutions, employers can work with UCM Digital Health to create a package that integrates all the solutions in […]
Centivo Health is a health plan that only sells to self-funded employers. Morgan Health chose to invest in the company because of its focus on […]
Employee health benefits is the theme of the MedCity INVEST Digital Health conference in Dallas, scheduled for September 28, in collaboration with Health Wildcatters. Register today.
Skyrocketing medical bills and a lack of understanding in the healthcare system is putting financial stress on Americans in 2022, several recent reports have found. […]
As they seek to support their staff, self-insured employers are turning to innovative programs to balance evidence based programs with the need to manage healthcare […]
The reversal of Roe v. Wade led Forma to make a series of changes to its reproductive health benefits on top of what it originally […]
Dr. Mona Flores, Global Head of Medical AI at Nvidia, will deliver the keynote talk kicking off the MedCity INVEST Digital Health conference, scheduled for […]
Employee benefits is the theme of the MedCity INVEST Digital Health conference in Dallas September 28, in collaboration with Health Wildcatters. We’re looking for startups […]
The peer-reviewed research is among the first to examine the effectiveness of the new crop of digital mental health startups. It looked at people enrolled […]
Armed with fresh capital, Nava Benefits hopes to take advantage of what it believes will be a disruption in the way smaller businesses approach health […]
MedCity INVEST Digital Health will be held in collaboration with Health Wildcatters in Dallas, Texas on September 28. Want to speak on a panel or […]
Companies in every industry are now hiring a chief medical officer—an executive once found only in healthcare organizations—to implement and oversee programs that optimize employee […]
The MedCity INVEST Digital Health conference in Dallas, scheduled for September 28, will zero in on digital health topics and trends in the context of […]
For many individuals with employer-provided health insurance, a recent paper by Liu and Sydnor (2022) find that this is indeed the case. The authors use […]
Value-based healthcare puts the focus on patient outcomes, but payers have a part to play as well. A panel at MedCity News’ INVEST conference discussed […]
Brokerage firm Nava Benefits hopes its search engine will become a trusted source of information on thousands of digital health startups aiming to sell their […]
Flume Health offers a platform for customized health plan administration for insurers who want to develop customized health plans to target certain populations. The company […]
Forma, a company offering customizable benefits for employees announced a rebrand as well as $40 million in Series B funding that will be used to […]
Transcarent is the latest entrant in the world of healthcare unicorns announcing a $200 million Series C investment round led by Kinnevik and Human Capital. […]
On a panel discussion about employer-sponsored health benefits, the CEO of Morgan Health outlined some priorities and new efforts to reign in healthcare costs for […]
Cultural resilience aims to institutionalize aspects of a business culture distinguished for how mental health is valued and understand the inextricable link between mental wellbeing […]
According to the Kaiser Family Foundation’s annual employer health benefits survey, a significant portion of mid- to large- companies revisited their telehealth and mental health […]
A battle of ideas from two prominent health tech CEOs came to life at the recently-concluded HLTH conference in Boston. It’s a substantive debate on […]
By all accounts, Ro is a successful direct-to-consumer telehealth and pharmacy services startup. At the recently-concluded HLTH conference, Ro’s chief medical officer speculated on how […]
The combined company, now called Included Health, is selling employers on its integrated virtual care and patient navigation services. Grand Rounds President Robin Glass shared […]
Employers today realize they must give workers choices to support their whole being, including resources to meet their psychological needs. Fortunately, digital health management platforms […]
All individual and small group health plans in Colorado’s Affordable Care Act marketplace must cover a wide range of gender-affirming services, including breast/chest construction and […]
The reality is that a free month membership at the gym or an Amazon gift card, is not going to motivate people to engage in […]
A majority of organizations (93%) said they are focused on both attracting and retaining top talent, a new survey from Aon shows. They are offering […]
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The company purchased digital health company Ovia Health for an undisclosed amount. It makes apps for fertility tracking, pregnancy stages and parenting advice.
Morgan Health, JPMorgan Chase’s business unit, has made its first-ever investment in a company that provides a coordinated primary care model. Vera Whole Health operates […]
B.Well Connected Health, a startup that brings together patients’ health records and helps them navigate their benefits, recently raised $32 million in funding. CEO Kristen […]
Included Health, a benefits navigation startup for LGBTQ+ employees, recently landed two big clients, Walmart and State Farm. CEO Colin Quinn explained the company’s journey […]
A randomized, controlled trial of a workplace wellness program found that it made no significant difference in employees’ health outcomes or cost over three years. […]
Employee benefits firm Aon is bundling together three digital health solutions as part of a broader musculoskeletal care offering. It’s partnering with Hinge Health, 98point6 […]
In recent years, a number of niche vendors have entered the market, promising significant savings for payers if they “carve-out” specialty pharmacy services from integrated […]
Glen Tullman’s newest healthcare navigation startup, Transcarent, raised another $58 million in funding. The company plans to use the funds to quickly build out its […]
As the world of healthcare benefits becomes increasingly fragmented, Cedric Kovacs-Johnson sees a need for benefits administration to keep up. His startup, Flume, recently made […]
Less than a year after Haven dissolved, JPMorgan is starting a new venture to improve healthcare with a similarly broad vision. In the meantime, Amazon […]
Establishing digital biomarkers which correlate physiological parameters with mental health and wellbeing not only has the potential to provide more reliable tools for guiding diagnosis […]
After acquiring startup Doc.AI, Sharecare is going public through a merger with a Mnuchin-backed special purpose acquisition company. In a recent filing, the company disclosed […]
Health Care Service Corporation, the fifth largest commercial insurer in the U.S., will offer Collective Health’s benefit navigation platform to its self-funded customers next year. […]
Mental health is an area that needs to be better integrated into primary care. Learn the best strategies for doing so and the challenges that […]
Executives at large companies feel that the cost of providing employee health benefits will become unsustainable within the next decade, a new survey shows. They […]
Insurer Cigna plans to cover mental health startup Ginger’s coaching services as a covered benefit. Investors are pouring more funds into mental health startups as […]
Care navigation startup Accolade struck an agreement to buy telehealth startup PlushCare for $450 million. The goal is to support primary care physicians with information […]
Livongo’s founder has created a new care navigation venture because he believes that both the experience that people undergo as they look for care and […]
Virtual primary care startup Firefly Health plans to launch a benefit plan after raising $40 million in new funding. The company currently offers virtual and […]
Crossover Health, a startup offering primary care services for several big tech companies, including Amazon and LinkedIn, raised $168 million in funding.
Ginger, a startup that connects users with mental health coaches and therapists, raised $100 million in funding. The company is shifting to a risk-based model […]
Amazon is rolling out a telehealth service for other companies to offer as an employee benefit. But scale alone will not help it to unseat […]
The companies now have a total of 17 primary care clinics, which are currently limited to Amazon employees. It’s a separate effort from the telehealth […]
While half of benefits executives said their mental health coverage was adequate, more than half of employees with a diagnosable condition didn’t receive mental health […]
According to an analysis of 1.8 million medical claims, employers’ claims were down 4% in 2020. Although telehealth visits plateaued at the end of the […]
Most benefits executives plan to use remote patient monitoring more in the future, according to a survey from Employer Health Innovation Roundtable and Hello Heart.
Mental health startup Lyra Health raised $187 million in funding, giving it a post-money valuation of about $2.3 billion. The company also struck a partnership […]
Benefits navigation startup Accolade acquired second opinion startup 2nd.MD for $460 million. With little overlap between the two companies, the deal is expected to increase […]
A subsidiary of Northwell Health is partnering with Whole Foods Market to offer its New York-based employees access to seven primary care locations. The supermarket […]
The joint effort by Amazon, Berkshire Hathaway and JPMorgan Chase to lower costs and provide better healthcare for their employees, will dissolve in February.
A subsidiary of Northwell Health has collaborated with the virtual care company to offer businesses a Covid-19 screening tool for their workers. The tool helps […]
Amazon, which opened a primary care clinic for employees in June, has added four more such clinics — all operated by medical group Crossover Health. […]
Leveraging dedicated personal coaches and individualized content are the key ingredients of a successful health and wellness program.
Spring Health, a startup that offers mental health services as an employee benefit, raised $75 million in funding. The New York-based startup matches employees with […]
Employers, faced with a plethora of options for return-to-work programs, will still have to consider several factors beyond testing and contact tracing. For instance, how […]
Insurance startup Bind Benefits just raised $105 million in a Series B funding round to further expand into the fully insured market. CEO Tony Miller […]
Nice Healthcare, a Minnesota-based startup that offers telemedicine and primary care services, raised $5 million in seed funding. The company plans to use the funds […]
Among the areas of interest for employee benefits startups that presented in our Pitch Perfect contest are: electronic patient care records, behavioral health, caregiver support […]
Plume provides access to telehealth consultations for patients seeking gender-affirming hormone therapy. Recently, the startup began partnering with employers to offer its services as a […]
The INVEST Digital Health Virtual conference Pitch Perfect competition, from September 21-25, had some intense competition between the healthcare startup participants. Thanks to all the […]
Mental health startup Lyra Health raised a $110 million series D, valuing the company at $1.1 billion. The company plans to use the funds to […]
Carrot Fertility, a startup that provides employee fertility benefits, raised $24 million in a series B round. The company plans to use the funds to […]
Centene will expand its partnership with behavioral health startup Quartet Health to 32 states. The insurer became an investor in Quartet last year.
Amazon is testing a pilot to offer primary care clinics for its employees. The company plans to open 20 locations operated by direct primary care […]
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