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3 Trends Employers Should Watch Out for in 2024
The top three areas of concern for employers in 2024 include rising healthcare costs, mental health challenges and cancer care, according to a recent report from Business Group on Health.
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.
Report: Workers Trust Employers More Than Insurers With Their Health
Just 37% of employees trust their insurer to suggest high-quality care regardless of cost, while 53% trust their employer with their health, according to a survey released by Included Health.
Transcarent Partners With 10 Health Systems To Launch Provider Network
Transcarent announced a new provider network, which seeks to help its employer customers provide their staff with access to high-quality, affordable care. The network includes 10 health systems — including Mount Sinai, Mass General Brigham and Intermountain Health.
The Expanding Role of Benefit Consultants as Employers Look to Navigate Change
This new report sheds light on how the benefit consultants’ role has changed and details their perspective on the shifting employer healthcare landscape.
Gen Z-Focused Mental Health Platform Founded by Stanford Psychologist Raises $6M
Wave Life — a mental health platform designed for Gen Z — recently closed a $6 million seed investment led by Santé Ventures. The company — which was founded by Sarah Adler, a clinical psychologist and clinical associate professor at Stanford’s psychiatry department — will use the funding to move further into the employer market and conduct research on its care model’s outcomes.
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A Personalized Approach to Medication Nonadherence
At the Abarca Forward conference earlier this year, George Van Antwerp, managing director at Deloitte, discussed how social determinants of health and a personalized member experience can improve medication adherence and health outcomes.
High-cost Pharmacy Claims, Medical Inflation Among Top Threats for Employers
When asked what the biggest threats facing them were, 94% of employers said high-cost pharmacy claims, 91% said medical inflation and 91% said million dollar treatments being approved by the FDA, according to a new survey from the Midwest Business Group on Health.
Posterity Health Raises $7.5M as Employers Expand Male Fertility Benefits
Posterity Health recently raised $7.5 million in an oversubscribed funding round. The startup's digital male fertility platform offers a combination of virtual visits, at-home diagnostics and in-person consultations to assess and improve patients' fertility status.
Mission (Im)possible: Overcoming the Status Quo In Health Coverage to Offer More Personalization
Remaining at or near the top of employers’ and consumers’ choices when it comes to health coverage will require insurers to make large investments in infrastructure, processes and people to overcome the status quo.
Why Payers and Employers Are Still Doubtful That Virtual Care Will Have a Revolutionary Impact
Insurers and employers are optimistic about the possibilities of virtual care, but they're not very enthusiastic about the care modality's larger influence on the healthcare industry, according to a recent report. Just 29% of employers and 34% of payers and benefits consultants said that virtual care will drastically change the way healthcare is provided and outcomes are achieved.
Maximize Revenue and Patient Care with Strategic Weight Loss Management
We will highlight Build My Health's revenue practice management tools, which could help physician practices add up to $250,000 to their practices.
Helping employers navigate healthcare in a post-pandemic world at INVEST Digital 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 pitch how your startup is addressing employee benefits and supporting employers and employees? Apply today.
The work-from-home culture is slowing progress in the fight against prostate cancer
Studies have shown that men are less likely to use preventive healthcare services than women, and do not seek immediate treatment for many of their unique health problems.
Aflac, NeuroFlow partner in aims of closing gaps in mental health care for customers
The financial terms of the three-year deal were not disclosed. Beginning in Q3, NeuroFlow will be available to new and existing clients that have fully insured group long-term disability policies through Aflac with more than 1,000 covered lives, according to the agreement.
What Morgan Health is doing in CA and OH to reinvent employer-sponsored health costs
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 employees while also providing them convenience and choice.
Startups to improve employee benefits: Video from MedCity INVEST Digital Health
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 and substance abuse treatment.