What You Should Know:
- IMPACT, a designated provider of 211 information and referral services in Southeastern Wisconsin, today announced a groundbreaking collaboration with local health systems, community organizations and NowPow to power one of the nation’s most comprehensive, community-wide systems to connect health and social care and track outcomes.
- As part of the partnership, IMPACT Connect will establish a shared digital platform for partner organizations across multiple sectors —
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Mental Health
98point6 Launches New Virtual Behavioral Health Offering
What You Should Know:
- 98point6 announces the launch of its new virtual behavioral health service.
- With primary care at the center, 98point6’s new single-stop virtual care solution helps ensure that every patient is fully supported in their mental health treatment journey.
- Currently available to commercial customers, 98point6 provides employers, health plans and health systems access to integrated, behavioral health care for their employees and members from a collaborative team of
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Modern Health Raises $74M Reaching $1.17B Valuation for Mental Health & Wellness Platform
What You Should Know:
- Modern Health raises an additional $74M in Series D funding, now valuing the company at $1.17 billion.
- Modern Health’s comprehensive mental health and wellness platform combines the WHO well-being assessment, self-service wellness kits, a global network of certified coaches, and licensed therapists available in 35 languages all available in a single app.
Modern Health, the mental health and wellness platform supporting 220+ enterprises globally, today
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Evaluating COVID-19’s Behavioral Health Impact on the Economy
We’re now in a new year and new presidential administration. At least three companies are producing effective COVID-19 vaccines, which are being administered to healthcare workers, teachers, and the elderly. By summer, hopefully a large majority of the population in most countries will be vaccinated. From where the world now stands, we can see an end to prolonged isolation, trauma, fear, grief, and economic torpor.
But out of the woods, we are not.
The virus mutates, perhaps
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Modern Health Acquires Mental Health Startup Kip to Expand Data-Driven Capabilities
What You Should Know:
- Modern Health acquires San Francisco-based mental health startup Kip to expand the data-driven capabilities of its mental health and wellness platform supporting 200+ enterprises globally.
- Founded in 2015, Kip connects users with qualified therapists and arms them with the tools to track observations, feedback, and outcomes about their mental health journey. By combining therapy with a mobile app that allows patients to engage with resources and maintain
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Lyra Health Raises $187M at $2.3B Valuation for Digital Mental Health Platform
What You Should Know:
- Lyra Health just announced another massive funding round of $187M, bringing its total to approximately $462 million and the valuation to approximately $2.3 billion.
- The company, which previously raised a series D round in August of $110M at a valuation slightly above $1 billion has now more than doubled in value.
- Lyra Health also announced a new partnership with global benefits company ICAS, which now allows it to provide some level of mental health parity to
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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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Capital BlueCross Taps NeuroFlow Support Member Mental Health
What You Should Know:
- Capital BlueCross, a health insurer serving a 21-county region in Central Pennsylvania and the Lehigh Valley by offering health insurance products, services, and technology solutions has signed a partnership with tech-enabled behavioral health company Neuro Flow.
- As part of its commitment to offering members the best
healthcare experience, Capital BlueCross has expanded its innovative
wellness resources to include a new mobile app focused on mental
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FCC Unveils 14 Initial Projects Selected for $100M Connected Care Pilot Program
What You Should Know:
- FCC announces initial 14 pilot project selected for $100M Connected Care Pilot Program that will support connected care service across the country and focus on low-income and veteran patients.
The Federal Communications
Commission (FCC) today announced an initial set of 14 pilot projects with
over 150 treatment sites in 11 states that have been selected for the Connected
Care Pilot Program. A total of $26.6 million will be awarded to these
applicants for
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NeuroFlow Secures $20M for Tech-Enabled Behavioral Health Integration Platform
What You Should Know:
- NeuroFlow raises $20M to expand its technology-enabled behavioral
health integration platform, led by Magellan Health.
- NeuroFlow’s suite of HIPAA-compliant, cloud-based tools
simplify remote patient monitoring, enable risk stratification, and facilitate
collaborative care. With NeuroFlow, health care organizations can finally
bridge the gap between mental and physical health in order to improve outcomes
and reduce the cost of care.
NeuroFlow, a
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