Amazon gets back in the telehealth game with Amazon Clinic: It’s partnering with HealthTap and SteadyMD to treat common ailments—but competitors already offer more comprehensive services.
Maven snags $90M while its peers struggle to nab funding: The women’s health startup has grown in a tough economic environment. We explore how it plans to invest the cash.
Healthcare players team up with Instacart: We explore why Instacart Health might be a worthy partner for providers and payers.
Insider Intelligence spoke with Dr. Sophia Yen, co-founder and CEO of Pandia Health, a service that provides online access to birth control, about the unique challenges the telemedicine company has faced on TikTok.
Firefly Health’s patients now can get in-home care: We examine why healthcare stakeholders are bullish on moving care to the home.
Elevance follows the money: On the back of the health insurer’s acquisition of specialty pharmacy company BioPlus, we detail why this market is attracting big buyers.
Amazon cuts costs, not care: We look at Amazon’s unsurprising cost-cutting moves and why its healthcare ventures aren’t on the table.
Sweatcoin leads US mobile health apps in traffic, with 15.0 million unique visitors in August. Fitbit and MyChart rank No. 2 and No. 3, with 12.5 million and 12.1 million unique visitors, respectively.
Walgreens catches up to CVS with Summit Health acquisition: We examine the deal’s impact on the investing players as well as those who are falling behind in the retail health competition.
Headspace Health goes head-to-head with Calm: We explore why employers might be interested in new offerings from both mental health platforms.
Branding is big in D2C healthcare: We unpack Hims & Hers’ recent marketing moves, which included a 105% spending increase in the third quarter.
Medical bill-paying made simpler: Here’s how Highmark Health is streamlining the patient billing-paying process in real time.
Pear Therapeutics scores insurance contract with Wisconsin DHS: We assess the impact insurance coverage could have on managing substance use disorder and opioid use disorder.
Snapchat aims for millennials but hits Gen Z (again): We think the social media platform’s new fitness-focused augmented reality feature will be more appealing to Gen Z than its target audience.
Healthcare providers need to reestablish trust with patients: Consumers don’t trust doctors and hospitals as much as they used to. We explore what’s driving that trend and how providers can earn their trust back.
Nuvance’s RPM program reaches a new market: We assess the value of a remote patient monitoring program for mild cognitive impairment patients.
Digital health startups to watch: This week, we spotlight school-based telehealth company Hazel Health and healthcare navigation platform HealthJoy.
China’s prolonged COVID-19 shutdowns lead to factory escapes: With cases spiking, manufacturers like Foxconn are turning to bonuses to keep production moving, but some workers are running away.
Consumers reach consensus on telehealth: Elevance Health’s recent survey on virtual primary care shows patients who’ve used it, like it. Now, how will insurers respond?
Walgreens-backed VillageMD eyes medical group acquisition: Walgreens’ interest in a merger with Summit Health aligns with its plans to capitalize on outpatient care.