Medicaid

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By  Anthony Vecchione 12:42 pm March 18, 2025
Tech-enabled food delivery company FarmboxRx launched Drivers Health (DH), a comprehensive social needs platform aimed at addressing healthcare members' continuum of social needs. DH centers on a tailored, omnichannel experience that allows members to participate with their covered benefits and continue their overall well-being while at the same time passing critical data insights back to their...
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By  Anthony Vecchione 01:29 pm February 10, 2025
Boston-based fintech company Lynx, which aims to simplify healthcare payments and administration, announced it closed an oversubscribed $27 million Series A funding round. The funding brings the company's total raise to more than $44 million since it launched in 2022.  The round was led by Flare Capital Partners, with participation from CVS Health Ventures, McKesson Ventures, and existing...
A woman talking to a provider via a video call on her tablet.
By  Emily Olsen 11:51 am October 11, 2022
Virtual mental health company Brave Health scooped up $40 million in a Series C funding round led by Town Hall Ventures. Existing investors, including Union Square Ventures and City Light Capital, also participated, bringing the startup's total funding pot to $60 million. Brave last announced a $10 million Series B about a year ago. WHAT IT DOES Brave provides virtual therapy, psychiatry and...
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By  Emily Olsen 11:45 am October 13, 2021
Pear Therapeutics announced Wednesday that Massachusetts’ Medicaid program plans to cover its digital prescription therapeutics for treating substance and opioid use disorders, reSET and reSET-O. The decision to cover the digital therapeutics under MassHealth is subject to federal and state approval as well as the availability of funding. “We applaud MassHealth for their leadership in introducing...
By  Dave Muoio 01:03 pm February 22, 2021
Circulo Health, a Columbus, Ohio-based insurtech startup targeting the Medicaid population, has announced itself with the backing of $50 million from Drive Capital, General Catalyst, Oack HC/FT and SVB Capital. WHAT IT DOES Circulo is still very much in its early days. Its public presence so far is a sparse homepage that connects to a LinkedIn page and an email address for interested job seekers...
By  Dave Muoio 01:56 pm April 24, 2020
Uninsured Massachusetts residents now have 24-7 access to free COVID-19 telehealth visits following a new partnership between Doctor on Demand and the Commonwealth. According to the telehealth provider's announcement, the virtual visits will handle questions an uninsured resident may have about the disease's symptoms. Additionally, it will also support those who have been tagged by Massachusetts...
By  Dave Muoio 11:40 am February 25, 2020
Apple and Johnson & Johnson announced this morning the launch of their new digital health study exploring the impact of Apple’s devices and a study-specific engagement program on cardiovascular outcomes among the Medicare population. First announced in early 2019, the Heartline Study — which also names Evidation Health as a collaborator — is now enrolling seniors aged 65 years or older who...
By  Dave Muoio 01:53 pm December 18, 2019
Babylon Health is lining up strategic partners as it targets January 2020 for the US launch of its triage chatbot service, according to comments from the company’s US lead that were later confirmed to MobiHealthNews by a spokesperson. Kurt Blasena, Babylon’s senior managing director of commercial strategy and revenue growth, said that the London-based company has already secured two “very large”...
By  Dave Muoio 02:14 pm October 23, 2019
Epstein Becker Green has released the annual update to its Telemental Health Laws Survey, a state-by-state breakdown of behavioral telehealth services coverage compiled (as of last year) into a free app. Broadly, the 2019 update suggests increasing interest and acceptance of telehealth services for addressing behavioral health issues, according to an overview of the updates published by the...
By  Laura Lovett 03:44 pm August 13, 2019
Telemedicine access in the state of New Hampshire is expanding thanks to a newly signed bill that will let primary care providers and pediatricians bill Medicaid and private insurances for telemedicine visits, according to a report by the Associated Press. The new legislation is an expansion from previous bills, which restricted reimbursement to specialist visits.  All providers with an already...