Healthcare Moves: A Monthly Summary of Hires and Layoffs
Here is a selection of recent executive hires, promotions and layoffs occurring across the healthcare industry.
Here is a selection of recent executive hires, promotions and layoffs occurring across the healthcare industry.
Blue Shield of California's Wellvolution platform includes programs for mental health, diabetes reversal, addiction and nutrition. Last month, the payer made the platform available to its Medi-Cal members, a process that took two years.
Headspace Health's mindfulness services will now be offered on Gympass' platform. The company has a network of more than 50,000 gyms, classes, trainers and wellbeing apps that it offers to more than 10,000 companies.
MedCity News interviewed CEOs of public companies, entrepreneurs, VCs and payers at the HLTH conference that concluded last week. They had a range of answers to the question. But one common theme emerged: Currently, everyone has a vise-like grip on expenditure.
The product — available January 1 — combines Headspace’s meditation and mindfulness services with Ginger’s coaching, therapy and psychiatry services. It also gives employers insights on their employees' engagement and outcomes.
The two companies will merge to form Headspace Health, which will combine Headspace’s many meditation and wellness exercises with Ginger’s coaching and therapy services. The combined company will have more than 800 employees and a $3 billion valuation.