Digital gastrointestinal health company Vivante Health has signed a national distribution contract with health insurer UnitedHealthcare, becoming the first digestive solution on the UHC Hub.
Vivante's GIThrive platform provides personalized care plans and allows patients to track their symptoms and access educational content and self-guided behavioral health modules. A coordinated team of...
As more patients avoid primary care while retail chains and virtual care players push into the space, panelists at ViVE 2023 discussed the future of preventive medicine and whether digital health could improve access.
Ali Parsa, CEO and founder of digital health firm Babylon, said more primary care options are a positive for the healthcare system. The problems are "too vast" for one group to...
UnitedHealthcare is launching a rewards program that will leverage wearables to pay up to $1,000 per year to eligible members who complete health goals.
Under UnitedHealthcare Rewards, members who are active for 15 minutes or more daily, track their sleep for 14 nights and walk 5,000 steps or more per day receive compensation via a prepaid debit card or with payment in a health savings account...
COVID-19 changed how healthcare was delivered by accelerating the use of virtual care and telehealth.
But insurers, employers and other payers are jumping on the virtual bandwagon too, hoping to lower the cost of care by offering technology and digital solutions to their members.
More players launched virtual-first health plans, some big insurtechs hit the public markets this year, and digital...
Millions of UnitedHealthcare members will soon get free access to Apple Fitness+, the insurer announced Thursday.
Starting November 1, fully insured members of UnitedHealthcare who already own an Apple Watch can sign up for a year-long subscription to the tech giant’s fitness platform at no additional cost. UnitedHealthcare estimates that 3 million of its members will be eligible for the program...
UnitedHealth Group announced plans this morning to distribute a device-driven diabetes management model to 230,000 employer-sponsored members with Type 2 diabetes at no additional cost.
The pilot program, called Level2 by UnitedHealthcare, provides members with a Dexcom G6 continuous glucose monitor (CGM) that connects to their smartphone, a Fitbit activity tracker, personalized coaching and...
Fitbit and UnitedHealthcare are revitalizing their longstanding partnership with an update to the latter’s wellness-focused Motion Walking Program.
Participants in the employer-sponsored program may use their Fitbit Charge 3 device to log daily activity and earn rewards, or obtain the device as a buy-up option. In addition, the companies announced that the Fitbit Inspire HR will also be available...
Delving into device data. This year UnitedHealthcare will be expanding its Navigate4Me service for Medicare Advantage plan participants using data collected through digital devices, the payer announced today. Specifically, these data will be processed through the UnitedHealthcare Nerve Center and used to flesh out patient profiles, allowing navigators to provide support for congestive heart...
Starting this month, UnitedHealthcare members enrolled in the insurer’s incentive-based “Motion” program are able track their daily activity using their personal Apple Watch, or one purchased and earned through the program. This comes roughly half a year after UnitedHealthcare first announced the availability back in March, and a few months after the July rollout planned at the time.
Through the...
Digital health-focused news involving payers during the third quarter of 2018 comprised a number of different focus areas, ranging from chronic condition management strategies to member engagement to high-profile deals. Read below for MobiHealthNews’ coverage of this sector through July, August and September.
Diabetes management and prevention
A handful of payer news during this period...
