MDLive
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Heard at HLTH: What’s on Healthcare Executives’ Agenda for 2023?
At the 5th annual HLTH conference in Las Vegas, 14 healthcare executives from companies such as Babson Diagnostics to Wheel responded to questions such as what’s the difference between a positive and negative user experience in telehealth? They also previewed their plans for 2023.
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Are We in a Recession? Executives at HLTH Weigh In
MedCity News interviewed CEOs of public companies, entrepreneurs, VCs and payers at the HLTH conference that concluded last week. They had a range of answers to the question. But one common theme emerged: Currently, everyone has a vise-like grip on expenditure.
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Payer’s Place: Dr. Anil Singh
Dr. Anil Singh shares his insights into the strategies employed by the organization to identify the most effective digital solutions for their members.
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Hospitals, MedCity Influencers
Competing in the age of telemedicine
Hospitals and health systems must take a comprehensive and proactive stance to protect themselves from emerging competition in telemedicine and shore up operational practices.
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After buying MDLive, Cigna will launch its own virtual-first health plan
After UnitedHealthcare and Aetna announced plans to launch virtual primary care plans, Cigna is rolling out its own with select employers. It’s also offering a broader suite of telehealth services to everyone enrolled in employer-sponsored plans.
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Telemedicine, Employee Benefits, Health Tech
Analysis: Amazon enters telehealth, but competitors “will not go quietly”
Amazon is rolling out a telehealth service for other companies to offer as an employee benefit. But scale alone will not help it to unseat well-known telehealth brands in an increasingly competitive space.
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Cigna to purchase long-standing partner MDLive
The insurer is buying the telehealth company for an undisclosed sum through its health services portfolio Evernorth. The acquisition will enable Evernorth to offer a 24/7 virtual care platform to health plans and employers, including non-Cigna members.
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2020 may be the year from hell, but health tech IPO boom continues
Despite the Covid-19 pandemic, rising unemployment, and 2020’s other woes, healthcare technology firms continue to go public. So far, six health tech firms have already gone public in 2020.
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MDLive raises $50M to build out telehealth platform
Sixth Street Growth led the crossover equity investment. In a separate deal, MDLive also raised $25 million in debt.
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Seeing record numbers of patients, will telehealth companies keep them after the pandemic ends?
Telehealth companies are scaling up their services to meet growing demand from patients during the Covid-19 pandemic. But will more patients continue to use their services in the long term?
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Discover the Next-Gen Platform for Integrated Collaborative Care
Beyond EHRs and digital front doors, reducing the gaps in patient care journeys.
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Cigna taps MDLive for behavioral telehealth services
The insurance giant will expand its existing partnership with telehealth provider MDLive.
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How upstart VC firm Health Velocity Capital is looking differentiate themselves in a crowded field
Venture capital firm Health Velocity Capital, which is led by a trio of veteran investors, has closed its initial oversubscribed fund with $185 million in committed capital.
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Cigna, HCSC and others invest $50M in telehealth company MDLive
The two health insurance giants and firm Health Velocity Capital led the round for the Sunrise, Florida organization. Novo Holdings A/S and Industry Ventures also participated.
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Echoing Harvey efforts, telehealth assists Hurricane Irma victims
Just as they did in the aftermath of Hurricane Harvey, key healthcare stakeholders are offering free telehealth visits to those impacted by Hurricane Irma.
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Plaintiff voluntarily dismisses patient privacy suit against MDLive (updated)
In April, telehealth company MDLive was hit with a class-action lawsuit over patient privacy issues. But now plaintiff Joan Richards has voluntarily dismissed the suit.
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Texas law marks turning point in telemedicine
Texas Governor Greg Abbott has signed a bill into law, representing the beginning of a new era of telemedicine access in the Lone Star State.