Jump has raised 11 million euros (about $12.2 million) to grow its platform that provides French freelancers with some of the benefits associated with traditional jobs. These benefits include French CDI employment contracts, social protection, company health insurance and savings plans, Breega, which led the...
Online behavioral health care company Talkspace has joined an Amazon Health Services program that helps individuals discover and enroll in their health insurance benefits. With this partnership, individuals who search Amazon.com for topics like “stress relief,” “family therapy” or “sleep help” will discover a way to check their...
Health insurance marketplace GoHealth has inked an agreement to buy Medicare-focused e-TeleQuote. The acquisition is expected to close Sept. 30, GoHealth said in a Wednesday (Sept. 4) news release. The company called the acquisition a “significant milestone in GoHealth’s mission to deliver unparalleled consumer-centric solutions...
The U.S. healthcare system is a thorny, complex and at times highly inefficient ecosystem. Against this backdrop, new disruptive healthcare technologies and platforms are stepping in to make a healthier life accessible and affordable — a group of digital-first businesses among which Oscar Health counts...
July 15, 2024
Artificial intelligence (AI) is set to change the health insurance industry, potentially slashing costs and boosting revenues for payers grappling with economic pressures. As insurers face rising medical service utilization and provider costs and tightening Medicare Advantage reimbursements, AI and automation technologies offer a possible solution to improve efficiency and profitability. Payers could reportedly achieve […]
December 08, 2023
From diagnostics to care delivery, artificial intelligence (AI) would appear to be tailor-made for healthcare. And in fact, it’s already had a substantial impact on the industry — just not...
June 15, 2023
Healthcare costs are skyrocketing, making it more important than ever for health plans to find ways to engage their members and promote healthy behaviors. One way to achieve this is...
December 15, 2022
The pandemic has spurred us to better manage all aspects of health insurance costs and care. Platforms can bring a broad range of those activities into one centralized location, rather...
October 09, 2024
Inflation may be waning, but Americans aren’t seeing much relief when paying for medical care. Employer-sponsored health insurance costs climbed 7% for the second year in a row, a growth rate unseen in more than a decade, The Wall Street Journal (WSJ) reported Wednesday (Oct. 9), citing data from healthcare nonprofit KFF. According to the report, these increases […]
September 23, 2024
Jump has raised 11 million euros (about $12.2 million) to grow its platform that provides French freelancers with some of the benefits associated with traditional jobs. These benefits include French...
September 17, 2024
Online behavioral health care company Talkspace has joined an Amazon Health Services program that helps individuals discover and enroll in their health insurance benefits. With this partnership, individuals who search Amazon.com for topics...
September 04, 2024
Health insurance marketplace GoHealth has inked an agreement to buy Medicare-focused e-TeleQuote. The acquisition is expected to close Sept. 30, GoHealth said in a Wednesday (Sept. 4) news release. The...
