Castlight Health
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Consumer / Employer, Health Tech
PBM WithMe joins health navigation platform Castlight’s partner network
The company touts its personalized approach to helping patients who need the most support with medications, like those who are managing multiple health conditions.
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With Vera Whole Health’s $370M purchase, Castlight Health to go private
Vera, a value-based primary care provider, will buy all the outstanding shares of Castlight, in a move that will merge the two companies.
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Do you advise self-insured employers? You Can Help Us!
Take part in this survey and share some of the trends you are seeing among your clients across healthcare, including chronic conditions, behavioral health and navigation.
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MedCity Influencers, Health Tech
Discharged into debt: A chronic diagnosis
Given the complex and systemic nature of the country’s crisis, no single solution or course of action can be expected to serve as a panacea. A multi-pronged approach — including digital health tools — that enlists both public and private health stakeholders and addresses each stage of the medical debt life cycle will be required.
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From casting light to total eclipse? Can a new CEO turn around Castlight Health?
Castlight Health has faltered mightily in its quest to revolutionize the healthcare navigation world and the employer benefits market. Can Maeve O’Meara, the new CEO, turn it around?
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Digital health leader Derek Newell joins Virta Health as Head of Commercial
Prior to founding health benefits platform Jiff (which was acquired by Castlight in 2017), Newell worked for years in the remote care monitoring and chronic disease management space.
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Hospitals, Patient Engagement, Payers
What’s next after the CMS price transparency “first step”
A new price transparency rule from CMS requires hospitals to post their retail list prices online, but critics are saying it doesn’t go nearly far enough.
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Collective Health is growing by bending healthcare’s cost curve
While healthcare costs for employees have risen around 5 percent for the past few years, Collective Health clients actually saw their medical trend decrease by 0.3 percent from 2016 and 2017.
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Devoted Health just raised $300M. Can it stand out in an increasingly crowded market?
The Medicare Advantage startup pitches itself as a “payvidor” as it goes against a host of competitors including Bright Health, Clover Health and Oscar Health.
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Trayt Health Seeks to Increase Access to Diagnoses and Treatments
CEO Malekeh Amini explains how Trayt Health can bridge the gap for patients seeking neurological care.
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What else is needed for price transparency to control costs?
A panel at the MedCity Engage conference in San Diego on Nov. 6 will delve into the methods companies are undertaking to improve price transparency and the potential impact that price transparency could have on lowering larger healthcare costs.
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OODA Health gets $40.5M Series A round to remake healthcare payments
The fundraising round was led by Oak HC/FT and DFJ and also included support from healthcare organization parnters like Dignity Health and Blue Shield of California.
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Castlight Health digital health report raises question: Which employer wellness tools resonate?
The study surveyed more than 300 “benefits leaders” and 1,000 employees from large companies with more than 1,000 personnel.
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How to make corporate wellness programs less overwhelming
Remember to sleep, move, eat well, be mindful… the list goes on. With so many diverse corporate wellness initiatives, how can companies protect employees from getting overwhelmed?
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Castlight Health President Derek Newell on what it takes to succeed in corporate wellness (Q&A)
Newell shared insights from his experience at Jiff and subsequent aquisition by Castlight Health in the runup to the MedCity ENGAGE conference where he will be part of a panel discussion on investing in corporate wellness and patient engagement businesses.