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Q1 2021 Health IT/Digital Health PC/VE, M&A, IPOs/ SPACs Activity

by Healthcare Growth Partners (HGP) 04/12/2021 Leave a Comment

Q1 2021 Health IT/Digital Health PC/VE, M&A, IPOs/ SPACs Activity

The first quarter of 2021 has been one of investor optimism as the vaccine rollout continues ahead of expectations and economic activity begins to accelerate in response.  Within the Health IT industry, the already strong investment and M&A trends seen in 2020 have only accelerated.  Over the course of the quarter, we observed $7 billion in private equity and venture capital investment across 158 companies.  By comparison, Q1 of 2020 saw $3.2 billion and 127 investments.  Health IT
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Marpai Health Acquires Continental Benefits to Launch First Smart Health Plan System

by Jasmine Pennic 03/30/2021 Leave a Comment

Marpai Health Acquires Continental Benefits to Launch First Smart Health Plan System

What You Should Know: - Today Marpai Health announced that it will acquire third-party administrator Continental Benefits. Marpai brings deep learning to self-insured health plans, which will allow for the processing of comprehensive data to increase quality care, reduce costs, simplify the healthcare experience, and empower plan members to live healthier lives. The transaction is expected to close in April 2021. - Continental Benefits, owned by Damien Lamendola, is a
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DispatchHealth Reaches $1.7B Valuation, Raises $200M for In-Home Care Model

by Fred Pennic 03/03/2021 Leave a Comment

DispatchHealth Raises $135.8M to Expand On-Demand In-Home Care Model

What You Should Know: - DispatchHealth has secured an additional $200 million in a Series D round of funding led by Tiger Global. The additional financing brings DispatchHealth into the “unicorn” category and solidifies its valuation at more than $1.7 billion.  - DispatchHealth’s new round of financing will allow the company to bring it’s model of in-home medical care to more than 100 markets across the country
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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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Buoy Health Raises $37.5M to Expand AI-Powered Healthcare Navigation Platform

by Fred Pennic 11/10/2020 Leave a Comment

Buoy Health Raises $37.5M to Expand AI-Powered Healthcare Navigation Platform

What You Should Know: - Buoy Health raises $37.5 million in Series C funding to expand it’s AI-powered healthcare navigation platform, bringing its total raised to date at $66.5M. - Buoy will use the proceeds to further build out its IP with respect to artificial intelligence and other technologies, as well as grow the Buoy team. Buoy Health, a Boston, MA-based AI-powered healthcare navigation platform, today announced the completion of a $37.5 million Series C funding round. Cigna
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Amwell and Cigna Ranks High in Telehealth Patient Satisfaction, J.D. Power Finds

by Fred Pennic 10/02/2020 Leave a Comment

Amwell and Cigna Ranks High in Telehealth Patient Satisfaction, J.D. Power Finds

What You Should Know: - Amwell ranks highest among direct to consumer brands and Cigna ranks highest among health plans for telehealth patient satisfaction, according to the J.D. Power 2020 U.S. Telehealth Satisfaction Study - Though telehealth has been pitched as a solution to improve access to healthcare for everyone, more than half (52%) of telehealth users say they encountered at least one barrier that made it difficult to use telehealth. Patient satisfaction with
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Ginger Lands $50M to Expand On-Demand Mental Health Support Platform

by Fred Pennic 08/06/2020 Leave a Comment

Ginger Lands $50M to Expand On-Demand Mental Health Support Platform

What You Should Know: - Ginger announces $50 Million in Series D funding to expand access to its on-demand mental healthcare system led by Advance Venture Partners and Bessemer Venture Partners; joined by Cigna Ventures and existing investors. - Company has more than tripled revenue over the past year, now brings access to on-demand mental healthcare to millions around the world through 200+ employer clients and leading health plans. Ginger, a San Francisco, CA-based provider of
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Why COVID-19 Highlights Urgent Need to Humanize and Modernize The Patient Financial Experience

by Florian Otto, MD, DDS, Co-founder, and CEO of Cedar 06/30/2020 Leave a Comment

Why COVID-19 Highlights Urgent Need to Humanize and Modernize The Patient Financial Experience

It’s no secret that COVID-19 and the corresponding near-immediate economic catastrophe will be felt for significantly longer than the few short months it took to wreak its initial havoc. While losses hit businesses from “a to z” (...except maybe Amazon, ironically), hospitals and health systems tasked with treating the victims of this pandemic bear a particularly harsh dose of the financial fallout -- $72 billion in CARES Act hospital grants barely serving as a band-aid to the financial
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DispatchHealth Raises $135.8M to Expand On-Demand In-Home Care Model

by Fred Pennic 06/23/2020 Leave a Comment

DispatchHealth Raises $135.8M to Expand On-Demand In-Home Care Model

What You Should Know - Today DispatchHealth announced the closing of $135.8 million growth capital financing led by Optum Ventures and included participation from existing and new strategic investors. - The additional funding enables DispatchHealth to continue to provide in-home medical care to even more vulnerable, high-needs patients by growing its existing 19 markets, expanding to new markets, and launching additional services.  - Many health systems, including Renown Health and
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Led by Cigna Ventures, Arcadia Raises $29.5M to Expand Population Health Management Platform

by Jasmine Pennic 01/13/2020 Leave a Comment

Led by Cigna Ventures, Arcadia Raises $29.5M to Expand Population Health Management Platform

- Arcadia, a Boston-based population health management company announces that it has received $29.5 million in Series D funding, led by Cigna Ventures. - Arcadia’s population health management technology platform Arcadia Analytics was purpose-built to support economic success under value-based care.   Population health management technology company Arcadia today announced at the 38th Annual J.P. Morgan Healthcare Conference has closed a fully-subscribed growth equity investment of $29.5M led by
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