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Consumer / Employer, Health Tech
Milu Health Raises $4.8M for AI-Driven Health Savings Platform
Milu Health’s $4.8 million seed round was led by Andreessen Horowitz (a16z) Bio + Health and included participation from BoxGroup, PagsGroup and 81 Collection.
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Should the DOJ Break Up UnitedHealth Group?
The U.S. Department of Justice has reportedly recently launched an antitrust investigation of UnitedHealth Group, which begs the question of whether the healthcare giant should be broken up. Experts have varying opinions.
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Payer’s Place: Dawn Maroney
Dawn Maroney, President, Markets of Alignment Health and CEO of Alignment Health Plan, to discuss how they are using technology to provide better service and care to consumers.
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Consumer / Employer, Health Tech
Solera Health, Aon Join Forces to Simplify Employee Healthcare
Solera Health and Aon are collaborating to help employers manage point solution fatigue, engage members and measure ROI.
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HiLabs Secures $39M for AI-Powered Data Management Solutions
HiLabs’ Series B funding round was led by Denali Growth Partners and Eight Roads Ventures and included participation from F-Prime Capital. In total, HiLabs has raised about $41 million.
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Lilly Taps Amazon Pharmacy for Medication Home Delivery Services
Amazon Pharmacy will now provide home delivery services for certain medications through LillyDirect, the companies announced Wednesday.
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UpLift Acquires Higher Ed Mental Health Company
With its acquisition of TAO Connect, UpLift now serves over 170 enterprise customers in the U.S. and Canada. It covers four million people, including more than two million students at more than 120 higher education institutions.
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Cost Plus Drugs, Talkspace, Health Gorilla Join Wheel’s Virtual Care Ecosystem
With its new partnerships, Wheel is able to connect its customers’ patients with mental health services through Talkspace, home delivery pharmacy services through Cost Plus Drugs and lab and diagnostic services through Health Gorilla.
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Artificial Intelligence, Health Tech, Hospitals, Providers, SYN
Mount Sinai CEO: Hospitals Will Start Seeing ROI from Their AI Investments in a Couple Years
Health systems aren’t seeing a ton of ROI when it comes to their AI investments quite yet, as use of the technology is still in an iterative stage. However, Mount Sinai CEO Brendan Carr thinks that is likely to change in the next couple years.
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Payer’s Place: Don Antonucci
The CEO of Providence Health Plan visits the Payer’s Place and addresses the future of payment models.
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4 Healthcare Takeaways from Biden’s State of the Union Address
President Joe Biden discussed several healthcare concerns during his State of the Union address, including reproductive rights, prescription drug costs, the Affordable Care Act and women’s health research.
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Consumer / Employer, Health Tech
‘An Opportunity to Catch Up’: Women’s Health Execs Applaud White House’s $100M Investment
Women’s health advocates overwhelmingly came out in support of the White House’s $100 million investment into women’s health research. However, some noted shortcomings in where the funding is going.
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FarmboxRx Unveils Maternal Health Program
FarmboxRx’s new maternal health program sends members a food box, along with educational content to support them during their pregnancy. This content focuses on a variety of topics, including prenatal and postpartum care visit compliance, postpartum mental health, immunizations and prenatal and postpartum nutrition.
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Report: Few Large Employers Have Changed Abortion Coverage Following Dobbs v. Jackson
Only 8% of large employers have reduced or expanded their coverage for abortion after the Dobbs v. Jackson decision, a new report from KFF found.
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Inside One Organization’s Efforts To Create the First National Pharmacy Union
The Pharmacy Guild recently launched and aims to create the first national pharmacy union in the U.S. But it has a difficult road ahead going up against giants like Walgreens and CVS. Still, its organizers expect the union to be successful.