John Hancock announced it is offering the newest Apple Watch models to eligible life insurance customers who participate in its Vitality Program, which rewards customers for engaging in activities that promote a healthy lifestyle.
Vitality PLUS customers who take part in the Apple Watch program are required to make an initial payment of $25 plus tax and pay the remaining balance monthly over two...
Carepoynt, a Newport Beach, California-based startup offering an incentive-based health platform, is receiving a $5 million preferred equity investment from an unnamed source, according to a recent announcement from US Capital Global, which is acting as the deal’s exclusive financial advisor.
Charles Towle, managing partner at US Capital Global, said that the healthcare rewards company sought the...
Newport Beach, California-based startup Carepoynt, an incentive based health and wellness platform, has just closed a $2 million seed funding round.
“Our success in building upon the base of local and national Carepoynt Community of members, partners, providers, payers, and employers so far this year, coupled with the completion of our seed round of funding, sets the stage for us to accelerate...
People are most incentivized to walk regularly when they are told they would lose something for failing to do so, as opposed to being told they would gain something, according to a randomized controlled trial of 281 adults recently published in the Annals of Internal Medicine.
The 26-week trial was conducted between March and September 2014. This study was funded by the National Institute on...
