What You Should Know: - Biofourmis, a global leader in virtual care and digital medicine raises $300 million in Series D investment led by leading global growth equity firm General Atlantic. CVS Health and existing investors also participated in the round, - Biofourmis also announced that former Medtronic CEO and Chairperson at Intel, Dr. Omar Ishrak, will join the company’s Board of Directors as Chairman. Transforming Patient Health Through Personalized, Predictive Care Founded in
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UHG’s Optum Acquires Home Health Business LHC Group for $5.4B
What You Should Know: - UnitedHealth Group subsidiary Optum has agreed to acquire LHC Group, a national patient-focused provider of high-quality in-home health care services for $5.4 billion ($170 per share). - The acquisition will further strengthen their shared ability to advance value-based care, especially in the comfort of a patient’s own home. Extend Value-Based Care into Patients’ Homes The combination of LHC Group with Optum Health, which works
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Medically Home Secures $110M to Expand Hospital-At-Home Platform
What You Should Know: - Medically Home today announced a new, $110M round of funding from strategic investors including Baxter International Inc., Global Medical Response (GMR) and Cardinal Health who will each have representation on the company's Board. Cardinal Health, Mayo Clinic and Kaiser Permanente are providing additional capital on top of their previous investments, demonstrating confidence in the growing expansion of the model nationwide. - The Medically Home model
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6 Top Reasons to Consider In-Home Care For Elderly
Your aging loved ones need special care and attention. Whether it is taking care of their health or helping them with daily chores, your elderly parents may require assistance to live healthily and comfortably. It’s possible that you cannot be there for 24x7 assistance, but you can look for different in-home care options. Home care proves to be the best solution for many families as it allows their elderly loved ones to stay within the comfort of their homes and seek proper healthcare. Some
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AdhereHealth Partners with Digital In-Home Care Provider, Hero
What You Should Know: - Partnership enables AdhereHealth to deploy Hero’s digital in-home care platform to simplify complex medication routines, improve patient safety and optimize value-based care. AdhereHealth, a healthcare technology leader in medication adherence insights and health outcomes, has entered into a strategic partnership with Hero, the market leader in digital in-home care. This new agreement enables AdhereHealth to deploy Hero’s digital in-home care platform to help
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Home Care Startup MedArrive Raises $25M for Affordable At-Home Care
What You Should Know: - Home care startup MedArrive raises $25M in Series A funding led by Section 32 to accelerate platform buildout, network expansion to bring affordable at-home care to vulnerable populations across the country. - MedArrive enables healthcare payers and providers to seamlessly extend care services into the home, unlocking access to high-quality healthcare for more people at a fraction of the cost. - Since its founding in December 2020, MedArrive has doubled the
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Bright Health, MedArrive Partner to Deliver Preventative In-Home Care
What You Should Know: - Bright HealthCare (“Bright Health”), a tech-enabled health insurance carrier, announced a new partnership with MedArrive, a healthcare platform that enables payers and providers to extend medical services into the home. Through the program, which recently kicked off in Charlotte, North Carolina, Bright Health is tapping MedArrive’s network of highly skilled EMS professionals within the community to conduct in-home preventive health visits coupled with physician-led
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Insurtech Helper Bees Acquires In-Home Care Platform healthAlign
What You Should Know: - The Helper Bees (THB), an insurtech company creating a better model for home care, today announced the acquisition of healthAlign, a platform, connecting Medicare Advantage health plan members to a full range of of in-home service providers.. Together the two companies will drive aging-in-place innovation by centralizing a full range of in-home services within a single platform; fulfilling through national and local providers, regulated agencies, and
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How the Pandemic is Accelerating the Shift to Alternative Care Delivery Models
The COVID-19 pandemic has transformed how we interact with one another, with businesses, and with the world around us. From social distancing to hand sanitation to remote working, its impact on society is immense. And among the various industries that are experiencing significant change as a result of the pandemic, healthcare tops the list. Supply chain disruptions, crowded ICUs and exhausted medical staff has taken a toll on hospitals and clinics — and they’ve had to pivot rapidly to new
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DispatchHealth Reaches $1.7B Valuation, Raises $200M for 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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