What You Should Know:
- Walmart announced it is expanding virtual primary care, building on the traditional telehealth service for occasional sick visits for Walmart associates and their families.
- As part of this expansion, virtual care options for digestive health and physical therapy will also be available, including some basic at-home lab work early next year. Most virtual health care benefits are available at no cost to associates and their families ($0
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Amwell Expands to South Africa with Digital Mental Health Benefit
What You Should Know:
- Amwell forms a strategic partnership with Discovery Health, a health insurance administrator, which will introduce the first-ever digital therapeutic benefits funded by a health insurer in South Africa.
- As part of the collaboration, clinicians are now able to prescribe SilverCloud by Amwell, a clinically validated, evidence-based and affordable digital mental healthcare platform, to Discovery Health members.
Benefit Offering Expands Access to
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Cedars-Sinai Expands Virtual Healthcare for California Patients Via App
What You Should Know:
- Cedars-Sinai announced the expansion of virtual healthcare for patients in California through a new mobile app that allows individuals to quickly and easily access Cedars-Sinai experts for sick, chronic, and preventive care.
- Through the new virtual healthcare option Cedars-Sinai Connect, healthcare professionals are available 24/7 for urgent issues, and same-day appointments are accessible for primary care—reducing wait times for those seeking medical
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Teladoc Health Partners with Sword Health & Hinge Health
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- Teladoc Health announced new strategic partnerships with musculoskeletal (MSK) care providers Sword Health & Hinge Health to offer employers access to a full suite of digital physical therapy solutions for joint and muscle pain relief.
- MSK conditions are a top cost driver for 76% of employers in the U.S. (second only to cancer), costing an estimated $213B in annual treatment, care and lost wages. The move helps Teladoc Health clients offer a broader
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UnitedHealthcare Launches No Deductible Health Plan, Surest
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- UnitedHealthcare has announced the Surest™ health plan leads to more preventive care, improves satisfaction and lowers costs for members and employers.
- UnitedHealthcare’s Surest, which eliminates deductibles and offers upfront pricing information to people in advance of treatment, helps members more frequently access preventive care services and lower out-of-pocket costs, according to recent data.
- Hundreds of employers with a combined
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Ounce Raises $5.2M to Bridge the Gap Between Housing and Health
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- Ounce, a company bridging the gap between health and housing has raised a $5.2M seed round co-led by Meridian Street Capital and Flare Capital Partners with participation from Chelsea Clinton’s Metrodora Ventures Wilshire Lane Capital, Chris Nassetta (Hilton CEO), Taylor Justice (Unite Us cofounder), and others.
- Ounce Community Health Workers (CHW) currently serve more than 2,000 D.C. residents, helping them enroll in Medicaid, apply for energy assistance,
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5 Ways Federated Computing Can Reshape Public Health
Unlocking data silos using Federated Computing (FC) has the potential to achieve a positive impact across the healthcare industry, ranging from clinical care quality improvement and accreditation to population health management, precision public health and equitable drug development.
We define FC as the leverage of federated learning and edge computing technologies to enable federated data access, enabling analytics and Artificial Intelligence (AI), using linked, but not co-located, data. In
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Telehealth Apps Named Preferred Channel for Virtual Care Delivery, J.D. Power Finds
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Telehealth has undergone a transition from pandemic era lifeline to convenient outlet for routine follow-ups, treatment of minor illnesses and mental health service.Along the way, according to the J.D. Power 2023 U.S. Telehealth Satisfaction Study,SM released today, a stark generation gap has emerged between Millennials1 and Boomers, with younger patients driving the highest overall satisfaction scores and older patients experiencing significantly lower
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Wheel Launches Next-Gen Virtual Care Platform
What You Should Know:
- Wheel, an Austin, TX-based virtual care platform empowering companies to deliver consumer-centric care, announced the next generation of its virtual care platform to help enterprise organizations build seamless care experiences.
- Wheel enables enterprise organizations looking to grow their virtual care offering, drive engagement and loyalty, and deliver high-quality virtual care at scale. In just three years, the company has delivered care to over four
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Cartwheel Raises $20M to Tackle The Student Mental Health Crisis
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- Cartwheel, a platform helping schools tackle the student mental health crisis by delivering affordable, evidence-based telehealth services with no waitlist raises $20M in Series A funding led by Menlo Ventures. Reach Capital joined the round, as did earlier investors General Catalyst, BoxGroup and Able Partners.
- The funding will allow Cartwheel to expand mental health services to hundreds of thousands of new students in
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