Healthcare Moves: A Monthly Summary of Hires and Layoffs
Here is a selection of recent executive hires, exits, promotions and layoffs occurring across the healthcare industry.
Quartet raises more in Series D, partners with Cambia to improve access to mental care
New York-based mental health startup Quartet announced Wednesday that the company is partnering with Cambia Health Solutions to provide better mental care through Cambia health plans in the Pacific Northwest.
CMS OKs Livongo as enrolled provider for Medicare Advantage
Beginning in June, the Livongo for Diabetes program will be available to Medicare Advantage members of Cambia Health Solutions' regional health plans.
Blues in North Carolina and Oregon join forces in strategic affiliation
The entity will go by the Cambia Health Solutions name and Blue Cross North Carolina CEO and President Patrick Conway will take over as CEO of Cambia, in addition to his existing role.
Livongo rakes in $105M, introduces partnership with Cambia Health Solutions
The Series E round, which was led by existing investors General Catalyst and Kinnevik, included participation from Merck Global Health Innovation Fund, Microsoft Ventures and others.
Mosaic Health, Cambia Health join forces to make digital health investments
Echo Health Ventures will make strategic investments in a wide range of healthcare companies from early stage startups to well-established growth companies.
A Deep-dive Into Specialty Pharma
A specialty drug is a class of prescription medications used to treat complex, chronic or rare medical conditions. Although this classification was originally intended to define the treatment of rare, also termed “orphan” diseases, affecting fewer than 200,000 people in the US, more recently, specialty drugs have emerged as the cornerstone of treatment for chronic and complex diseases such as cancer, autoimmune conditions, diabetes, hepatitis C, and HIV/AIDS.
MDsave gets strategic investment to automate, scale bundled payments
Cambia Health Solutions is MDsave's first strategic investor and CEO Paul Ketchel expects there will be more.
Cambia is winding down operations at Wellero
Wellero is one of a handful of homegrown digital health startups at Cambia Health Solutions.
Morning Read: FDA greenlights Merck’s Hepatitis C drug aimed at lower price point
Also, Cambia Health Solutions is shutting down Wellero and HeartWare International nixed a deal to buy Valtech Cardio.
Do corporate VCs move too slowly?
As corporate VCs continue to grow their varied approaches to working with startups and what distinguishes them from other venture capital firms is a topic of interest for entrepreneurs and investors.
With the Rise of AI, What IP Disputes in Healthcare Are Likely to Emerge?
Munck Wilson Mandala Partner Greg Howison shared his perspective on some of the legal ramifications around AI, IP, connected devices and the data they generate, in response to emailed questions.
Telemedicine startup with Swiss army knife of handheld diagnostic devices raises $11M
Israeli telemedicine startup TytoCare has developed a handheld diagnostic device to help laypeople collect vital signs and other relevant medical data from patients that physicians can view remotely.
Cambia Health Solutions calls for reboot of strategic investing in healthcare
Cambia Health Solutions is not a typical corporate investor. It often invests in technology that its payer division Regence Blue Cross Blue Shield won’t necessarily adopt but reflects the broader ambitions of healthcare reform. So a new charter published on the company’s website is more like a formalization of its own investment philosophy and one […]
Cambia Health launches Seattle startup effort
An effort backed by Cambia Health Solutions to lure more startups opened today in Seattle with the intent of bringing together not just entrepreneurial talent in the healthcare space, but also well-established entities like health systems and major employers to jointly identify challenges and potential solutions. The Cambia Grove, announced last fall, opened in a 9,000 square-foot space, hoping […]
McKesson launches new venture fund for health startups
San Francisco tech giant McKesson Corporation has launched a new venture fund that promises to invest in early and growth stage startups working in the healthcare space. The company did not specify how much the fund is, but it said it will be “actively making investments in companies that span a broad range of healthcare” […]
Cambia Health launching Seattle accelerator
Yet another major American city is looking to capitalize on healthcare innovation and the rapid changes across the industry, this time in Seattle, where Cambia Health Solutions and a host of other stakeholders have launched a new accelerator dubbed The Cambia Grove. Cambia, the parent company of Regence BlueShield, is backing the effort with the […]