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Livongo teams up with BCBS of Kansas City; Microsoft, Nuance ink deal for new conversational AI tool; and more digital health deals

By Laura Lovett and Dave Muoio 03:25 pm October 17, 2019

This morning chronic care management company Livongo Health inked a deal with Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Kansas City, expanding its partnership with the payer to offer its diabetes program to every fully covered Blue KC member. Livongo will also be available to Blue KC Administrative Services Only (ASO) clients. “We are very excited to expand our partnership with Blue KC to offer their fully...

InfoBionic gets $50M for MoMe Kardia connected cardiac monitor

By Jonah Comstock 03:42 pm September 11, 2018

InfoBionic, a Lowell, Massachusetts-based remote patient monitoring company, has raised $50 million in a new round of funding. Eagle Investments, Excel Venture Management, Safeguard Scientifics, Zaffre Investments (a subsidiary of Blue Cross Blue Shield of Massachusetts), and Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Kansas all contributed to the round. This round brings the company's total funding up to at...