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Highmark Ventures, GuideWell raise $35 million for kidney health company
Guidewell and Highmark Ventures led a $35 million funding round for Healthmap, a kidney population health management company, joining other investors such as Windrose, DCHP and Shulman Ventures, who contributed to previous funding rounds.
GuideWell is …
Mental health concerns continue to rise for Americans, poll finds
Mental health concerns keep rising among Americans of all backgrounds, especially those who are Black, young adults, older than 65 or who identify as LGBTQIA+.
HHS puts $90 million toward addressing health disparities through data
The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, through the Health Resources and Services Administration, is earmarking roughly $90 million in American Rescue Plan funds to reduce health disparities through new data-driven efforts for HRSA Health Cen…
CMS outlines health equity strategy with a focus on access
On Wednesday, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services outlined a multi-pronged action plan geared toward promoting health equity, which will be enacted throughout the agency and will focus on access, outcomes and outreach to better serve margina…
Virginia Hospital Center rebrands, now known as VHC Health
Virginia Hospital Medical Center, a community-based hospital system headquartered in Arlington, is kicking off rebranding efforts and will now be known as VHC Health, joining other organizations that have rebranded in an effort to retain or attract new…
Cigna’s Evernorth, Kaiser Permanente team on improving healthcare access
Evernorth, Cigna Corporation’s health services business, and integrated health system Kaiser Permanente are entering into a five-year collaboration for health benefit access and specialty pharmacy services.
Initially, the agreement will focus on two ma…
Psychiatric conditions may increase chances of getting COVID-19
Behavioral health has grabbed a bigger share of the spotlight during the COVID-19 pandemic, in part because the emergence of remote care technologies such as telehealth that have made it easier, and somewhat less stigmatizing, to seek care for mental h…
Kaiser Permanente is spending $400 million on affordable housing initiatives
Kaiser Permanente is joining the ranks of healthcare organizations making investments in affordable housing, pledging $400 million toward economic development and housing. This doubles the nonprofit organization’s financial commitment to its Thriving C…
FDA approves EUA for breathalyzer tests for COVID-19
Tests for COVID-19 have become all too common during the pandemic, and usually rely on a nasal swab to detect the presence of the SARS-CoV-2 virus, which causes the illness. The Food and Drug Administration however, has just granted emergency use autho…
Bright Health exiting six markets after a rough 2021
After a year in which the company struggled financially, Bright Health Group will be exiting six markets, and will no longer offer individual or family plans in Illinois, New Mexico, Oklahoma, South Carolina, Utah or Virginia.
