It would be hard to find a household in the U.S. that hasn’t been touched by the pandemic-driven changes in healthcare over the past year. Those changes have been quantified in some staggering numbers. First, take telehealth. According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention...
Healthcare is top of mind, and not just because of the pandemic. The daily headlines centered on emergency rooms, the spiking costs of health insurance (and the changing healthcare landscape), has spurred everyone to think more than they have about health insurance. Matt Randall, CEO...
Moderna and IBM are joining forces to collaborate on strengthening and improving COVID-19 vaccination management, the companies announced on Thursday (March 4). The collaboration will use IBM blockchain and artificial intelligence (AI) to improve the vaccine supply chain and expand data sharing. A vaccine distribution...
Canadian online pharmacy PocketPills announced Wednesday (March 3) that it has raised $30 million in a Series B funding round to expand the company’s product and bring its same-day delivery to a nationwide scale. PocketPills is opening new facilities in Quebec and Alberta as part...
Health insurance firm Humana is teaming with the Mercy healthcare system to expand virtual medical services to Humana’s Medicare Advantage members. “This agreement unites two organizations striving to offer care that is more accessible, personalized and coordinated — a commitment that is more important than...
Digital therapeutics company Mediasafe has raised $30 million in a Series C round, according to a company press release. With the new funding, Mediasafe plans to expand its end-to-end solutions to support patients, manage medications and accelerate growth of revenue. The company provides artificial intelligence...
U.S. hospitals are set to lose as much as $122 billion in revenue this year as a side effect of the pandemic, Bloomberg reported. The losses come from people not coming in for elective procedures during the pandemic, along with hospitals with fewer privately insured...
High deductible health plans with health savings accounts (HSAs) are an increasingly common feature among American healthcare consumers, according to data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics. In 2017, roughly 20 percent of Americans had such plans. As of 2019, the last year data is available,...
People are avoiding medical care over cost, and it’s literally killing them. A simple visit to a primary care physician (PCP) starts at $25 depending on one’s insurance. Those in need of a specialist are often looking at closer to $60 per visit. An urgent...
