Health and wellness

Employers can provide employees with access to mental health tools that help them navigate disability leave more effectively.

The insurer partnered with Collective Medical and Mendocity on in- and out-patient capabilities.

Google’s plan to buy Fitbit is running into a wall of antitrust and privacy worries in the U.S., Europe and Australia.

Minneapolis-based PreferredOne has joined a growing number of health plans nationwide that are turning to the use of digital methods to treat mental health.

A new program at Purdue University aims to improve health outcomes by applying real-time physiological data from wearable sensors.

Blue Cross and Blue Shield of North Carolina is adding the mental health technology services of Quartet Health to its value-based care arsenal.

Humana is entering a partnership with platform and health data solutions provider Validic that will boost connectivity between members’ tech devices and the health plan.

Horizon Blue Cross Blue Shield of New Jersey plans to help members monitor diabetes with cell phones, under an agreement with Livongo, provider of a chronic condition management platform.

Human API will provide the life insurer with easy access to electronic health records to make it easier for prospects to complete the life insurance process.

With prior authorization posing a significant pain point for providers, several health insurers and the organization representing them are starting an initiative to improve the process.