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Vytalize Closes $100M for Primary Care Transformation

Digital Health Wire

If there was still any debate about the flavor of the month in the digital health VC club, primary care enablement company Vytalize Health just settled it with its $100M Series C round. Primary care enablement is the name of the game 2023.

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Health Insurance in Aisle 3: Why a Grocery Chain is Working on Medicare

Health Populi

“You can trust us to help you find the right Medicare coverage for you and your lifestyle,” the tagline reads. It is, specifically, Midwest Heritage, Hy-Vee’s banking, insurance and investments subsidiary, that will implement the Medicare Aisle program. And now, what do we mean when we say “grocery store?”

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Out-of-Pocket and Prescription Drug Costs – Connecting Digital Health Dots at CES 2020

Health Populi

For overall healthcare reform, the plurality of Americans prefer improving the current system (that is, building on the Affordable Care Act) versus repealing and replacing the ACA or adopting a Medicare for All plan. Digital health tools can and will play a role in bolstering these three pillars for consumer health.

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Adelaide virtual care project gets state backing

Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

A new health project in Adelaide seeks to provide virtually-delivered primary care services to patients with chronic conditions. million (around $700,000) in funding from the National Health and Medical Research Council. Led by Flinders University, the safe@home project has received nearly $1.1

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CVS Acquires Oak Street, Reports Strong 2022

Digital Health Wire

The general idea behind the acquisition is also the title of its snazzy investor presentation : Creating the Premier Medicare Value-Based Care Platform. Oak Street Health employs 600 primary care physicians across 169 clinics. Although $10.6B multiple on Oak Street’s project revenue for 2023.

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Consumers Continue to Spend on Technology, Seeking “A Happy, Healthy Connected Life”

Health Populi

Now let’s focus on the health-consumer aspect of digitally connected people. To give you a sense of their topline for digital health, Deloitte titled that section of its report, “Virtual health and fitness find their rhythm.” ” The bar chart updates our understanding of U.S.

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Walmart In Talks to Acquire ChenMed

Digital Health Wire

Here’s a quick primer on Walmart’s healthcare strategy, which so-far can be bucketed into three themes: Medicare and MA health plans, primary care, and employer virtual care. The 30 current locations provide primary care, urgent care, labs, imaging, optometry, audiology, and even dentistry.