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Cigna and Humana Eye Blockbuster Merger

Digital Health Wire

While Cigna’s been trying to build momentum in Medicare Advantage since picking up HealthSpring in 2011, just this month it announced that it’s “ evaluating options ” to offload its underperforming MA unit. The post Cigna and Humana Eye Blockbuster Merger appeared first on Digital Health Wire.

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How Will the “New” Health Economy Fare in a Macro-Economic Downturn?

Health Populi

> adults have an active Amazon Prime membership (adjacent to One Medical’s primary care services), and that 42% of Americans shop at a Walmart location every week. Contrast those statistics with the fact that fewer than 2% of Americans are treated at any given health system. Walmart) to do so, as well.

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The Burgeoning Role Of Venture Capital In Health Care

Henry Kotula

While venture capital -backed startups in digital health offer opportunities to affect the cost and quality of care, often by challenging prevailing modes of care delivery, they pose potential risks to patient care and raise important questions for policy makers.

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The 5 minute download on the NYeC Conference 2013

American Well

Last week I was fortunate enough to attend New York eHealth Collaborative’s Digital Health Conference 2013 in New York City. This wild and beautiful city is a magnet for all types of industry, so it’s no surprise that it’s a hotbed of digital health technology innovation. I had 48 hours to absorb as much as possible.

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Five potential HealthTech IPO's in 2024: Omada Health, Hinge Health, Sword Health, Doctolib, Aledade

Lloyd Price

There are a number of promising new technologies emerging, such as artificial intelligence, gene editing, and digital health. Digital Health companies offering patient facing services such as virtual care, telemedicine, digital MSK, digital physical therapy, managing chronic conditions etc.

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Review of Mobile Devices and Health by Ida Sim in the NEJM

mHealth Insight

Mobile Devices and Health was published yesterday in the New England Journal of Medicine. who is a Primary Care Physician, Professor at UCSF & coFounder at Open mHealth (follow her on Twitter @IdaSim ). 46 As patients independently bring mobile health data to clinicians (e.g., Authored by Ida Sim, M.D.,

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Butterfly Network and Razom Expand Global Health Partnership To Bring Additional 200 Butterfly iQ+ Ultrasound Systems to Ukraine

Digital Health Global

Nearly 900 Butterfly devices have been distributed throughout Ukraine via global health partnerships, with Razom alone contributing more than 400 units BURLINGTON, Mass.–(BUSINESS Moreover, it’s invaluable for performing routine prenatal and primary care services within survival shelters.