Telehealth stands stronger with DTx than alone: Amwell is acquiring digital mental health therapeutics company SilverCloud and automated virtual care firm Conversa Health, signalling a new chapter in telehealth.
Komodo grows into a healthcare analytics beast: The healthcare analytics company is acquiring drug pricing analytics firm Breakaway Partners—we unpack why this deal will turn Komodo into a healthcare analytics powerhouse.
Virtual mental healthcare is becoming need-to-have for digital health cos: D2C telehealth giant Ro is launching virtual mental health services—this marks yet another digital health co branching into the budding market opportunity in virtual mental healthcare.
Anthem, Humana JV could be a golden distro channel for DTx makers: The payers are developing a cloud-based pharmacy benefits management platform,—we unpack why its pricing transparency feature makes it a good choice for DTx vendors trying to get their therapies on drug formularies.
Happify Health launched the first-ever prescription digital therapy for anxiety and depression, giving it a competitive edge over its peers—but if DTx companies want doctors to prescribe their apps, they’ll need insurers on their side.
Unraveling the healthcare pricing transparency knot: Healthcare pricing transparency startup Turquoise Health scored $5 million in funding—and even though it’s in its early stages, it’s primed to disrupt healthcare pricing amid myriad attempts from the gov’t to do the same.
Taking social determinants of health programs to the next level: UnitedHealthcare dropped $11.4 million into social health programs across the US—we unpack why that’s not enough to generate a meaningful healthcare impact.
A 360-degree view of patients in your pocket: Patient engagement platform b.well Connected Health raised $32M—we unpack why companies like it that transform how patients interact with healthcare can help payers and providers with patient retention/acquisition and cut down on wasteful spending
The retail giant filed paperwork to provide virtual care in 37 states as it decelerates brick-and-mortar expansion plans. We think it could market audio-only visits to its massive Medicare population since pandemic-era coverage for these visits could be permanent.