Maven Clinic, which offers virtual care geared toward women and families, announced Tuesday it had purchased London-based Naytal to speed its expansion in the U.K. and other European markets. The company did not disclose financial terms of the transaction.
Founded in 2021, Naytal provides online consultations for fertility concerns, pregnancy and postpartum support, and menopause care. The...
MedArrive, a care management platform merging telehealth and in-person care, is partnering with Ouma Health, a maternity telehealth platform, to expand its mother and fetal in-home care offerings to women on Medicaid.
Ouma offers maternal health care services, including prenatal and postpartum visits, perinatal risk stratification and mitigation counseling, behavioral health screenings and...
OpenLoop, which provides staffing and support to digital health companies launching virtual care services, garnered $15 million in Series A funding and announced a nationwide payer network and revenue cycle management service.
Nava Ventures led the round, with participation from PrimeTime Ventures, UnityPoint Health Ventures, ManchesterStory and SpringTide Ventures.
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To this day, reproductive care remains fragmented, expensive and inaccessible. A lack of solutions to solve these problems has led to the proliferation of startups attempting to plug care gaps.
After speaking with over 75 fertility tech companies and clinicians, we distilled a few points of advice for investors and founders in this space.
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A confluence of factors creates...
Opkit, a health insurance verification platform for telehealth providers and virtual medical clinics, has launched with $1 million in funding.
The startup participated in Y Combinator, a Silicon Valley accelerator program, and garnered investment from Global Founders Capital, Socially Financed, Y Combinator, Mischief and Rex Salisbury, a former partner at Andreessen Horowitz.
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The healthcare status quo for Medicaid and other underserved patients frequently leaves them in the lurch, said Cityblock Health CEO and cofounder Dr. Toyin Ajayi.
They may have infrequent access to the medical system, hampered by transportation issues or the need to take time off work. Doctors' offices can be busy, and they may not have enough time to address concerns. Meanwhile, racial and...
Accolade, which offers virtual healthcare, as well as care and benefits navigation services, will cut staff and downsize its office footprint, according to a filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission.
The company declined to comment on the number of employees affected by the layoffs. In the filing, CFO Stephen Barnes wrote Accolade was "accelerating the integration of recent...
Consumers are most willing to share their health information when privacy protections are in place, with consent being the most important, followed by data deletion, regulatory oversight and data transparency, according to a conjoint analysis published in JAMA Network Open.
The 2020 national survey included responses from 3,539 U.S. adults, with an oversampling of Black and Hispanic individuals...
Transcarent, a digital platform focused on the self-insured employer market, announced plans to acquire assets from 98point6, including its AI-enabled virtual care platform and care business.
According to reporting by Forbes, the deal is worth up to $100 million. It includes 98point6's business with self-insured employers, health systems and payers, as well as an affiliated medical group.
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Population health technology company Color announced it had laid off workers as it pivots focus away from COVID-19 testing.
According to posts by former employees on LinkedIn, the company cut 300 jobs. Color CEO Othman Laraki confirmed the layoffs in his own post, saying the company was downsizing its teams focused on COVID-19 testing given the looming end of the public health emergency and...