JAMA Health Forum published a cross-sectional study suggesting that re-implementing licensure restrictions on out-of-state telemedicine, which were lifted due to the COVID-19 pandemic, would have the most significant effect on patients living near a state border, ones in rural locations, and ones receiving primary care or mental health treatment.
"Relaxation of state restrictions would likely...
This morning Medicare-focused EasyHealth announced a whopping $135 million funding raise. According to TechCrunch, that breaks down to $100 million in credit facility and $35 million in equity financing.
Anthemis Group and QED Investors led the round with participation from Victory Park Capital, Nationwide Ventures, Health Ventures, Brewer Lane and Operator Partners.
WHAT IT DOES
EasyHealth pins...
Looking to the Medicare space, hybrid primary care company One Medical has announced its plans to acquire Medicare-focused provider Iora Health for $2.1 billion.
Like One Medical, Iora Health offers brick-and-mortar clinician offices as well as digital tools. Geared at the 65-and-older population, Iora assigns each member a provider, nurse and health coach. Both patients and their families can be...
Through all of this year’s tumultuous ups and downs, one trend that has remained unstoppable – and has even accelerated – is the healthcare sector’s adoption of technology.
For years, MobiHealthNews has covered the payer space as it continually pushes further into the world of digital health, and 2020 proved no different. From traditional insurers embracing technology to massive expansions of...
In Part 1 of this article, we introduced Medicare and its covered services, along with rationales for digital health startups to engage with the nation’s largest payer. These motivations include Medicare’s large and growing beneficiary base, access to the nation’s largest and most influential payer, and movement toward value-based care.
Despite these opportunities, startups have been relatively...
Despite its attractive large market size, Medicare has long frustrated early stage healthcare companies. The complex federal health insurance system, mired in statutory constraints, has arguably discouraged entry from would-be external innovators.
Regulations intended to prevent fraud, waste, and abuse, also create barriers to adoption for innovative value-creating products and services. The goal...
Abbott announced yesterday that its recently cleared FreeStyle Libre 2 integrated continuous glucose monitoring (CGM) system is now covered by the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), and available to Medicare beneficiaries with diabetes who meet eligibility criteria.
Indicated for diabetes management in patients aged four years or older, the updated version of Abbott's system can...
More than 60% of Medicare-eligible seniors say they’ve embraced technology more during the pandemic, according to a new survey from healthinsurance.com.
The website hosted an online survey for Americans 64 years old or above between July 20 and July 21, 2020, to gauge seniors’ use of technology, their lives during the pandemic, their Medicare plans and more. More than 1,000 seniors responded to...
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...
The US is wading into election season, and once again the healthcare system is a prime focal point for each campaign. And although the subject of “Medicare for All” was certainly present back in 2016, movements to overhaul the country’s insurance industry have gained some steam among voters over the last few years and now command considerable airtime during debates between presidential hopefuls....
_5.JPG?itok=crEIUE_Y)
 _0.JPG?itok=vKE51v3f)
