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Aledade Expands Access to Value-Based Care for More Medicare Advantage Customers

by Fred Pennic 03/23/2023 Leave a Comment

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What You Should Know: - Aledade is continuing its strong momentum today, announcing that Cigna Healthcare Medicare Advantage customers can now receive value-based care from Aledade’s network of independent primary care practices. - Participating practices can access Aledade’s cutting-edge data analytics, user-friendly guided workflows, and health care policy expertise, as well as integrated care services supported by AledadeCare Solutions. - This news comes shortly after Aledade
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Ryse Health Secures $6.5M for Type 2 Diabetes Care

by Fred Pennic 03/02/2023 Leave a Comment

Ryse Health Secures $6.5M for Type 2 Diabetes Care

What You Should Know: - Ryse Health, a healthcare technology company that’s committed to pursuing a world free from chronic diseases and raising the bar on Type 2 Diabetes care raises $6.5M in Series A funding led by Route 66 Ventures. The round also included support from W Health and Healthworx, the innovation and investment arm of CareFirst BlueCross BlueShield. - The company plans to use the funding to enable Ryse to continue to grow its team, strengthen its business operations, partner
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Headway Expands to California for In-Network Mental Healthcare

by Fred Pennic 10/20/2022 Leave a Comment

Headway Expands to California for In-Network Mental Healthcare

What You Should Know: - Headway, a tech-enabled company that has built the easiest way for people to get quality in-network mental health care, announced it is available in California. - Headway patients can attend a virtual or in-person appointment in as little as 48 hours, and on average patients attend their first appointment less than 6 days after online booking; this is compared to the national average of two to three weeks, if not months. Mental Health Crisis in
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CareFirst BCBS Taps Headway to Expand Access to Mental Healthcare

by Jasmine Pennic 08/02/2022 Leave a Comment

Blue Cross NC Expands Mental Health for Children, Underserved Areas Through Collaboration with Headway

What You Should Know: - Today, CareFirst BlueCross BlueShield (CareFirst), the largest not-for-profit health plan in the mid-Atlantic region, and Headway, a tech-enabled company that expands access to in-network mental health care by removing barriers that providers, payers, and the people they serve face, announced a collaboration to scale CareFirst’s mental health care program. - CareFirst launched a search in fall 2021 for a company to help them better support and engage their
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CareFirst BCBS Launches Enterprise-Wide Social Risk Intelligence Strategy with Socially Determined

by Jasmine Pennic 05/24/2022 Leave a Comment

CareFirst BCBS Launches Enterprise-Wide Social Risk Intelligence Strategy with Socially Determined

What You Should Know: - CareFirst BlueCross BlueShield, the largest health plan in the mid-Atlantic region announces a first-of-its kind initiative with analytics company Socially Determined to use social determinants of health (SDoH) analytics across all business functions. - Access to these actionable insights will support CareFirst’s mission to advance health equity and advocate for affordable, accessible, and quality care for members, employers and the communities they
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Ryse Health Raises $3.4M for Tech-Driven Approach to Type 2 Diabetes Care

by Fred Pennic 04/12/2022 Leave a Comment

Ryse Health Raises $3.4M for Tech-Driven Approach to Type 2 Diabetes Care

What You Should Know: - Ryse Health, a new startup that provides tech-enabled office-based and virtual care to patients with type 2 diabetes raises $3.4M in seed funding led by W Health Ventures, and other investors include LifeBridge Health, CareFirst, and veterans of Cigna, Boston Children’s Hospital, and Blue Shield of California. - Founded by Erin Kane, MD (co-founder and chief medical officer) and Richard Gurley, MBA (co-founder and chief executive officer), Ryse Health’s technology
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Hurdle Secures $5M for Digital Mental Health Platform for People of Color

by Fred Pennic 01/25/2021 Leave a Comment

Hurdle Secures $5M for Digital Mental Health Platform for People of Color

What You Should Know: - Washington, D.C.-based Hurdle raises $5M in seed funding to accelerate its digital mental health platform for people of color. - Hurdle aims to provide an innovative teletherapy solution for employers and insurers; aims to remove barriers to mental health care for People of Color by rooting its services in evidence-based methods of cultural humility. Hurdle (formerly Henry Health), a Washington, D.C.-based innovative digital mental health platform company,
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CareFirst Will Cover Medically Necessary Diagnostic Tests for COVID-19

by Fred Pennic 03/08/2020 Leave a Comment

Rimidi Launches EHR-Integrated COVID-19 Screening App to Identify At-Risk Patients & Limit Exposure to Patients & Staff

What You Need to Know: - CareFirst BlueCross BlueShield announces steps to expand access to coronavirus (COVID-19) care for its members - CareFirst will waive prior authorizations for diagnostic tests and for covered services that are medically necessary for any members that are diagnosed with COVID-19. CareFirst BlueCross BlueShield (CareFirst) announced it is taking action to ensure that its members seeking testing and treatment for coronavirus can swiftly access the right care in
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CareFirst Shells Out $3M to Deliver Telemedicine to Underserved Communities

by HITC Staff 05/25/2016 Leave a Comment

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According to a company statement, CareFirst BlueCross BlueShield (CareFirst) plans to shell out nearly $3 million dollars for regional telemedicine programs to 10 health care organizations in Maryland, Northern Virginia and Washington, D.C. The telemedicine programs will focus on expanding healthcare to underserved communities. Last year, CareFirst issued a request for proposals from public health entities and nonprofit organizations aiming to use telemedicine programs to remove common barriers
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