What You Should Know:
- TytoCare, a virtual care company enabling accessible, high-quality primary care from home, today announced the launch of the Home Smart Clinic, a multi-pronged offering delivering health plans and providers a comprehensive range of elements required to launch a truly successful virtual care program without compromises.
- The Home Smart Clinic is proven to reduce the total cost of care (TCC) for health plans by 10% on average, to deliver 59% more accurate diagnoses
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HealthTap Launches Eval360 for Health Plans to Expand PCP Care for Members
What You Should Know:
- HealthTap, the leading virtual primary care provider, announced today the official launch of Eval360, an innovative product for health plans that enables HealthTap’s primary care doctors to conduct comprehensive virtual medical evaluations and easily share useful health data back with those partner plans, by providing a 360-degree view of a member’s health status.
- HealthTap completed a successful beta period for Eval360 for over 15,000 seniors through its
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JPMorgan Chase Launches 3 Advanced Primary Care Centers
What You Should Know:
- Vera Whole Health announced a collaboration with Central Ohio Primary Care (COPC) and JPMorgan Chase & Co. to launch three new on-site advanced primary care centers across the company’s Columbus offices.
- These new centers provide a full suite of comprehensive in-person and virtual health and wellness services for more than 20,000 JPMorgan Chase employees. Vera and COPC will provide the same advanced primary care services at two near-site care centers to
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Samsung, HealthTap Partner to Develop Telehealth Capabilities for Smart TVs
What You Should Know:
- HealthTap announced a partnership with Samsung to develop new virtual primary care capabilities which would be made available directly to consumers via Samsung Smart TVs.
- HealthTap demonstrates at the 2022 Samsung Developer Conference the ability for owners of future Samsung Smart TVs to easily access their doctor from the comfort of their own home with HealthTap’s high-quality, affordable telehealth services.
Virtual Primary Care Capabilities for Future
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FOLX Health Raises $30M, Launches Expert-Led Support Groups for LGBTQIA+ Community
What You Should Know:
- FOLX Health, the first digital healthcare service provider designed by and for the medical needs of the LGBTQIA+ community, today announced $30M in new financing led by 7wireVentures, with participation from new investor Foresite Capital and existing investors, including Bessemer Venture Partners, Define Ventures, and Polaris Partners.
- Lee Shapiro, Managing Partner of 7wireVentures and former Chief Financial Officer of Livongo Health, will join FOLX Health’s Board
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Zócalo Health Raises $5M to Launch Primary Care Services for Latinos
What You Should Know:
Zócalo Health, a Latino-founded healthcare service designed for Latino patients, announced that it’s closed on $5M in seed funding to support its launch of virtual primary care services in California, Texas, and Washington this year.
The seed funding was co-led by Animo Ventures, Virtue, and Vamos Ventures. The round includes other notable investors including Necessary Ventures, Able Partners, and angel investors Toyin Ajayi, Freada Kapor Klein, Nikhil
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HCSC Launches Virtual Primary Care, Powered by Teladoc Health
What You Should Know:
- Health Care Service Corporation (HCSC) announces it is expanding its virtual care portfolio by offering virtual primary care to some midsize and large employer groups in Illinois and Texas starting January 1, 2023.
- HCSC’s virtual primary care program is powered by Teladoc Health, which supplements HCSC’s network of providers to increase convenient, timely access to care.
Virtual Primary Care Offering
The virtual primary care model is designed to help
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Plume Raises $24M for Gender-Affirming Virtual Care to Support Trans & Gender Diverse Community
What You Should Know:
- Plume, a provider of virtual care services purposefully designed for the health care needs of the transgender community raises $24M in Series B funding led by led by Transformation Capital with participation from General Catalyst and Townhall Ventures.
- Plume plans to use the latest round of funding to fulfill its mission to transform health care for every trans life by creating access to high-quality, safe gender-affirming care.
Expanding
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Transcarent Appoints Peter Bridges as New Chief Commercial Officer
What You Should Know:
- Transcarent, a new, different, and better health and care experience company for employees of self-insured employers and their families appoints Peter Bridges as its new Chief Commercial Officer.
- As Chief Commercial Officer, Mr. Bridges will lead Transcarent’s sales, channel partnerships, provider relations, and consultant relations teams as Transcarent continues its rapid market expansion with the country’s most innovative self-insured employers and health
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CVS Health Launches New Virtual Primary Care Platform
What You Should Know:
- CVS Health launches of its new Virtual Primary Care solution on a single digital platform for a more coordinated and consumer-centric health care experience.
- The new offering, which is being sold to Aetna fully-insured, self-insured plan sponsors, and CVS Caremark clients now, will become effective for eligible Aetna members starting January 1, 2023, and for eligible CVS Caremark members during the second quarter of 2023. It
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