The metaverse is not yet changing the world – but it’s increasingly changing, even saving, lives. This, as immersive experiences at the intersection of physical and digital are making incremental progress in solving critical, real-world problems within healthcare. No matter where we may be in...
Angle Health says it has raised $58 million to grow its digital-first health insurance platform. The company will use the Series A round to expand its platform, which launched in 2021 and covers tens of thousands of patients across the country, Angle said in a...
Optum Rx has launched a tool that gives members the best price on prescription drugs. The new Price Edge tool from Optum Rx, which is the pharmacy services company of UnitedHealth Group, compares direct-to-consumer pricing with insurance pricing, Optum Rx said in a Monday (Jan....
AVIA has launched a marketplace designed to help hospitals, health systems and digital health companies discover and select digital solutions. The healthcare digital transformation firm said in a Thursday (Jan. 19) press release that the new AVIA Marketplace matches these buyers with vendors that can...
Healthcare payment plans are evolving, which is good news for millions struggling with medical debt. The latest development is the January announcement by healthcare payments platform Paytient that it’s launching a new product — the Health Payment Account (HPA) — which gives consumers access to...
While hardly a new innovation, remote health monitoring is gaining traction in this digital age. Thanks to advances in medical technology and the widespread availability of wireless internet, ideas that were once science fiction, like continuous glucose monitors for diabetics that enable physicians to keep...
In the year to October 2022, Babylon Health facilitated over a million U.K. telehealth appointments. As the U.K.-founded digital-first health service provider revealed during a presentation on Thursday (Jan. 12), Babylon’s network of over 870 U.K. virtual healthcare providers delivered 1 million-plus appointments in the...
Big Retail’s continued healthcare push is poised to advance with a $10 billion deal. CVS is in the running to buy Oak Street Health, and beyond the money involved, strategically speaking, the deal would broaden the retail pharmacy’s healthcare offerings beyond its own aisles and...
Babylist has launched a dedicated health business that complements its marketplace for growing families. The new Babylist Health aims to provide easy and transparent access to health and wellness products during pregnancy, postpartum and when caring for a baby, the company said in a Tuesday...