Garner Health Secures $100M to Connect Patients with High-Performing Doctors
Garner's Series E round was led by Index Ventures with participation from Kleiner Perkins, Redpoint, Thrive, Sequoia, Founders Fund and Kaiser Permanente Ventures.
Lilly Employer Connect Adds Flexibility for Employers But Isn’t Revolutionary, Expert Says
Eli Lilly’s new Lilly Employer Connect platform offers employers more flexible access to obesity drugs like Zepbound, but experts say it represents only incremental progress.
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The Healthcare Payments Industry Has a Perception Problem
Healthcare payments are no longer about transactions. It’s about controlling the revenue cycle. And increasingly, that control is not sitting with ISOs.
GoodRx Launches Employer Program to Help Subsidize High-Cost Brand Drugs
GoodRx launched GoodRx Employer Direct, a program that allows employers to subsidize manufacturer-sponsored prices for high-cost brand medications like GLP-1s without adding them to their health insurance benefits.
Are There Any Healthcare Wins Hidden Inside the One Big Beautiful Bill Act? Yes, a Few…
The One Big Beautiful Bill Act has drawn criticism from healthcare groups for slashing Medicaid and ACA subsidies, but it contains a few provisions that could drive progress.
How Imagine360 Saved this Employer 19% Compared to Traditional Health Plans
An analysis by Axene Health Partners revealed that Imagine360 delivered 19% in annual savings—equating to $7.7 million—compared to traditional health plans for Rollins, a pest control company.
Consultants to Self-Insured Employers: Share Your Experience and Perspective in This New Survey
This year, the survey includes new focus areas -- ROI reporting, the value of clinical expertise, and evolving expectations around cost and care optimization.
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Inside an Automated Healthcare Practice: Redesigning Care Around People, Not Paperwork
By reducing administrative burden and redesigning workflows around human needs, it creates space for what matters most: connection between clinicians and patients.
Sounder Benefits Launches To Advance Employee Health Benefits
Sounder Benefits, which was built at Redesign Health, launched last week with $7.5 million in funding. The company is a health tech startup specializing in benefits for employers with fewer than 1,000 employees.
Business Group on Health: Healthcare Costs Expected to Surge at Highest Rate in 15 Years
Prescriptions, GLP-1s and cancer are major contributors to employers' healthcare costs, according to a new survey from the Business Group on Health.
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Annual Benefit Consultant Report Offers Window into Self-Insured Employers’ 2024 Benefit Priorities Including Emphasis on Care Navigation
More than 100 skilled consultants to self-insured employers shared their perspectives on the changing dynamics in healthcare benefits in MedCity News’ second annual 2024 Benefit Consultant Sentiment Index (The Index): Benefit Consultants’ Perspective on Shifting Employer Healthcare Landscape. The report functions as an insider’s guide to understanding how healthcare trends are shaping employer benefit decisions from the perspective of consultants.
Health Benefit Consultants, Share Your Expert Insights in Our Survey
Share some of the trends you are seeing among your clients across healthcare, including chronic conditions, behavioral health, healthcare navigation, and more.
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Top 7 Modern AI-Powered EAP Providers for Global Workforces in 2026
Discover the top AI-powered EAP providers for 2026. Compare platforms like Kyan Health and Spring Health on triage speed, global reach, and clinical quality to transform workforce wellbeing.
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.
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.