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 WeightWatchers To Acquire Chronic Weight Management Digital Health Platform
MedCity News - (Wednesday March 8, 2023) Weight loss and weight management company WeightWatchers announced Monday that it will acquire subscription telehealth platform Sequence, allowing the company to move into the chronic weight management space.  Flagship Startup Emerges With $50M to Send Drugs to the Right Biologic Address
MedCity News - (Wednesday March 8, 2023) When you address a letter and send it in the mail, you can be fairly confident it will reach the right place and nowhere else. The same can’t be said for delivering drugs in… |
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HIStalk - (Wednesday March 8, 2023) Top News Transcarent will acquire virtual primary care company 98point6’s care delivery division — which includes an AI-powered chatbot, physician group, and self-insured employer business — for $100 million.  Organ Preservation Company Rakes In $24M to Expand Commercial Footprint
MedCity News - (Wednesday March 8, 2023) Paragonix Technologies — a company that launched in 2010 as a response to the lack of innovation in the donor organ preservation and transport process — closed a Series B funding round on Tuesday…. |
 4 Measures Hospitals Should Take to Improve Peripartum Depression Outcomes
MedCity News - (Wednesday March 8, 2023) Most new moms experience the “baby blues.” But some struggle with far worse. Peripartum depression (an inclusive term that includes postpartum depression) is defined by Johns Hopkins Guides as a “major depressive episode” that…  Transcarent To Acquire 98point6 for $100M, Gain AI-powered Virtual Care Platform
MedCity News - (Wednesday March 8, 2023) Virtual health provider Transcarent announced Monday that it will acquire digital health company 98point6 in a $100 million deal, which will allow Transcarent to gain access to 98point6’s AI-powered virtual care platform. |
 Long-Term Care Insurtech Assured Allies Nabs $42.5M to Power Successful Aging
HIT Consultant - (Wednesday March 8, 2023) What You Should Know:– Assured Allies, an insurtech company for evidence-based successful aging raises $42.5M in Series B funding round co-led by FinTLV Ventures and existing investor Harel Insurance, and was joined by new…  WeightWatchers Acquires Clinical Weight Management Platform Sequence for $106M
HIT Consultant - (Tuesday March 7, 2023) What You Should Know:– WeightWatchers has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire Weekend Health, Inc., d/b/a Sequence, a subscription telehealth platform offering access to healthcare providers specializing in chronic weight management.– Sequence seamlessly… |
 Wave Life Secures $6M to Increase Mental Health Access For Gen Z
HIT Consultant - (Tuesday March 7, 2023) What You Should Know:– Wave Life, the science-backed mental health platform aimed at supporting Gen Z raises $6M in seed funding led by Santé Ventures. The seed round also included participation from Hannah Grey,…  Accolade cuts workforce, downsizes office footprint
MobiHealthNews - (Tuesday March 7, 2023) Accolade, which offers virtual healthcare as well as care and benefits navigation services, will cut staff and downsize its office footprint, according to a filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The company declined to comment on… |
