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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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”...
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...
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...
Anthem Blue Cross of California has launched a new telehealth option for its 1.2 million Medicaid patients in California. These patients can access both urgent care and behavioral health visits through Anthem’s LiveHealth Online telehealth platform via smartphone, tablet or computer.
“We have members in rural counties that are looking at this very favorably,” Dr. Barsam Kasravi, chief medical...
Last week’s announcement of the Center for Medicare and Medicaid Services’ new fee schedule could mean a big increase in the amount of care given via telemedicine that’s reimbursed by Medicare. But for its state-funded cousin Medicaid, the availability of telemedicine services varies greatly based on where you are.
A new survey out last week from Manatt Health looks at Medicaid fee-for-service...
