Which Health Tech Startups Will Present in the Payer/Provider Track of INVEST Pitch Perfect?
The finalists for the Payer/Provider track are applying their health tech solutions to addressing burnout and operational efficiency.
Who walked away with the MedCity INVEST Digital Health Pitch Perfect trophy?
Eight companies focused on improving the employee benefits space took part in the Pitch Perfect contest at INVEST Digital Health this week. Here's a look at who won and why.
Using Informed Awareness to Transform Care Coordination and Improve the Clinical and Patient Experience
This eBook, in collaboration with Care Logistics, details how hospitals and health systems can facilitate more effective decision-making by operationalizing elevated awareness.
Cigna invests in Bright Health’s $750M financing
Cigna Ventures and Bright's majority shareholder, New Enterprise Associates, are contributing to the financing. It comes as Bright faces higher-than-expected medical costs during the pandemic.
Insurers back kidney care startup Cricket in $83.5M round
Cigna Ventures and Blue Shield of California contributed to a funding round for Cricket Health, a startup that provides services to help patients identify chronic kidney disease and get support in treatment. The investment was led by Valtruis, a firm that invests in value-based care companies.
StartUPDATES: Read about NeuroFlow’s work with Jefferson Health in academic health center collaboration
NeuroFlow has expanded its collaboration with Jefferson Health while Solve.Care inked a partnership with Uber Health and GNS Healthcare closed a new round of funding.
Cigna leads $23M Series D in precision medicine company GNS Healthcare
The insurer joins a host of other investors in the company from the health insurance and biotech industries including Amgen, Celgene, Echo Health Ventures and Alexandria Venture Investments.
At ViVE 2024, Panelists Share Prior Authorization Progress and Frustration in Payer Insights Program
At the Payer Insights sessions on Day 1 of ViVE 2024, a panel on prior authorization offered compelling insights from speakers who shared the positive developments in this area after years of mounting frustration. Speakers also shared challenges as they work with providers to figure out how policy developments and technology will work in practice.
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.
Cigna joins the VC fray with new $250 million venture fund
Cigna competitors who have launched their own venture arms include Humana, Kaiser Permanente and UnitedHealthGroup's Optum division.