Telehealth’s meteoric rise began just as the pandemic took off, and all indications suggest it’s here to stay. States that were once unwilling to reimburse for virtual visits are now onboard. Some have even passed parity legislation requiring insurers to reimburse equally for in-person visits and virtual visits.
So why, with all that momentum behind telehealth, are some providers still reluctant to use it?
Common reasons cited by providers reluctant to jump into telehealth include
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HLTH21: UnitedHealthcare Launches Virtual-First Health Plan, NavigateNOW
What You Should Know:
- UnitedHealthcare today announced the launch of a new virtual-first health plan called NavigateNOW designed to provide people with a personalized virtual care team to provide medical and behavioral health services with a seamless hand-off for in-person treatment if needed
- Through this new health plan, eligible UnitedHealthcare members will be able to receive various types of care, including wellness, routine, chronic condition management, urgent
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Ambetter, Teladoc Partner to Launch Virtual Access Health Plan in 4 States
What You Should Know:
- Health insurance offering Ambetter announced a partnership with Teladoc Health to launch a virtual access health plan in 2022 for Michigan, Mississippi, South Carolina, and Texas residents.
- Ambetter Virtual Access is a new, innovative health plan that will support affordable and convenient access to licensed virtual primary care providers as well as access to specialists, mental health providers and a Care Team to assist with navigating the platform
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Oshi Health Secures $23M to Expand Virtual Gastrointestinal Care
What You Should Know:
- Oshi Health, a virtual specialty care company transforming gastrointestinal (GI) health outcomes and economics, today announced it has secured $23M in Series A funding. The round was co-led by Flare Capital Partners, Bessemer Venture Partners and Frist Cressey Ventures with a strategic investment from CVS Health Ventures. Takeda Digital Ventures, which has funded the company since its inception, also participated in the round along with several noteworthy health
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Babyscripts, NUVO Partner to Deliver Comprehensive Remote Pregnancy Care Solution
What You Should Know:
- Babyscripts, a virtual care platform for managing obstetrics, today announced a strategic partnership with Nuvo Group, a femtech startup commercializing INVU by Nuvo™, an FDA-cleared, remote fetal monitoring and management platform. InVU by Nuvo features a user-friendly wearable sensor band that gives physicians an inside look into the womb, remotely to drive critical diagnostic decisions wherever the patient is.
- By integrating Nuvo’s INVU technology
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Grand Rounds Health, Doctor on Demand Launch Coalition to Address Health Disparities in the Black Community
What You Should Know:
- Grand Rounds Health and Doctor On Demand, the leader in integrated virtual care and navigation, today announced a solution designed to help remove barriers to care for the Black community. Developed using insights from an innovation coalition of Global and Fortune 500 companies, the product will be the first dedicated care concierge and healthcare navigation platform focused on improving the healthcare experience and advancing health equity for Black Americans. The
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4 Best Practices to Deliver Virtual Palliative Care for Providers
More and more people are living with serious illnesses such as cancer, heart failure, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease and liver disease. The National Center for Chronic Disease Prevention and Health Promotion (NCCDPHP) reports that 60 percent of U.S. adults have a chronic disease, which is the leading cause of death and disability and the leading driver of healthcare costs.
Palliative care is well-positioned to meet the unique needs of seriously ill individuals by helping to deliver
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Pager Secures $70M to Expand Virtual Care Navigation & Journey Platform
What You Should Know:
- Pager, a New York City-based virtual care navigation and collaboration platform, today announced it has raised $70 million as part of an equity and debt financing round led by Susquehanna Private Equity Investments and included new and existing financial and strategic investors, including an affiliate of Horizon Healthcare Services, Inc., New Jersey’s largest health insurer. The new capital brings the total to more than $120 million after a year of explosive growth
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eVisit Nabs $45 Million to Scale Virtual Care Platform
What You Should Know:
- eVisit, a Phoenix-based virtual care platform for large healthcare providers, today announced that it has closed a $45M in Series B financing round led by the Growth Equity business within Goldman Sachs Asset Management (Goldman Sachs), with participation from Texas Health Resources, Tom Burton and Steve Barlow (Co-founders of Health Catalyst), and existing insiders.
- eVisit will invest the capital to drive growth by building out its Virtual Care platform and
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Alpha Medical Lands $24M for Women’s Virtual Primary Care Platform
What You Should Know:
- Femtech company Alpha Medical, today announced it has raised $24M in Series B funding to expand its market share in women's virtual primary care. Alpha Medical recognizes that women’s healthcare needs reshaping to include reproductive health, primary and urgent care, and mental health services.
- Alpha Medical leverages a unique telemedicine platform diagnosing and treating women quickly and conveniently from the comfort of their own home. The Alpha clinical team
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