Feb 10,2022

Abbott reinforces its commitment towards access to holistic diabetes care

Abbott announced new collaborations with key health-tech partners BeatO, Sugar.fit, PharmEasy, GOQii, 1MG, Zyla Health, Healthifyme and Fitterfly to usher in a new era of holistic diabetes management care. Through these collaborations, Abbott aims to offer glucose monitoring solutions to 8 million people living with diabetes, of which approximately 6.5mn users can access through PharmEasy and 1MG. The company focuses on maintaining effective glucose levels and remote consultations, diabetes-specific coaching, and dietary plans. 

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May 04,2022

Carbon Health Technology: Continuous Glucose Monitoring with Abbott and Dexcom

The Steady Health team joined Carbon Health in 2021, and since then the company has been working tirelessly together to bring the Carbon Health vision of omnichannel, continuous, sensor-driven care for chronic conditions like diabetes to life. To this end, Carbon Health partners with Abbott and Dexcom for deeply natively integrated continuous glucose monitoring.

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Nov 08,2021

Humana and Virta Health Team Up to Bring Type 2 Diabetes Reversal Treatment to Humana Employer Group Members

Humana is teaming up with Virta Health to offer a new solution for type 2 diabetes care for Humana Employer Group members. Beginning in January 2022, Humana will include Virta’s treatment as an option for large, self-funded Employer Groups. The treatment, a first-of-its-kind, is designed to help people reverse their type 2 diabetes through individualized nutritional therapy and continuous remote medical care—allowing patients to achieve normal blood sugar while eliminating the need for diabetes-specific medications.

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Feb 09,2022

Collaboration gives Banner|Aetna’s selected members access to Virta’s treatment

Banner|Aetna, a joint venture owned by Banner Health and Aetna/CVS, today announced a strategic relationship with type 2 diabetes reversal leader Virta Health. The collaboration brings Virta’s innovative diabetes care approach to the insurer’s eligible members of fully insured and Administrative Services Only groups. In addition to Virta’s type 2 diabetes reversal treatment, Banner|Aetna self-funded employer groups can access Virta’s prediabetes and obesity reversal offerings, which use the same innovative care model to deliver sustainable metabolic health transformation.

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Aug 22,2022

Providence Health Plan Partners With Virta Health to Bring Type 2 Diabetes Reversal to Growing Roster of Administrative Services Only Groups

Providence Health Plan (PHP), a not-for-profit health insurer serving the Western U.S., today announced positive results from a strategic partnership with type 2 diabetes reversal leader Virta Health. The collaboration brings Virta’s innovative approach to diabetes care to a growing list of PHP’s self-insured employer customers and their employees. Self-insured employer customers, such as the Public Employees Benefits Board (PEBB), purchase healthcare benefits, including Virta, for their employees. Providence’s self-insured employer customers can sign up for Virta by connecting with their benefits manager. 

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Aug 15,2022

Quartz Partners with Virta Health to Offer Innovative Solutions for Type 2 Diabetes and Obesity

Quartz today announced a partnership with Virta Health to offer an innovative solution for type 2 diabetes and obesity for Quartz members. This partnership is the newest advancement in Quartz’s care model, used to help members improve their health, according to their personalized goals, at all stages of life. The Virta program launched this week for members and eligible dependents between the ages of 18 and 79 with obesity and/or type 2 diabetes who are enrolled in an eligible health plan through Quartz. The treatment is available at no additional cost for eligible Quartz members.

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May 12,2019

VA and Virta Health partner in innovative approach to diabetes care

The U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) announced a partnership on May 13 with Virta Health to explore an innovative program focused on improving the health of persons with type 2 diabetes. In effect since March 22, the agreement will give 400 Veterans the opportunity to participate in the Virta Treatment, which can help individuals safely and sustainably achieve glycemic control while reducing use of medications. This diabetes care will be provided for up to one year at no cost to VA or Veteran participants.

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Apr 07,2020

Sidekick and SOMPO Digital Lab to Perform PoC With Diabetes Patients

SOMPO Digital Lab is the innovation group of Tokyo-based insurance and healthcare conglomerate Sompo Holdings. Sidekick specializes in the creation of gamified digital therapeutic (DTx) solutions and programs, transforming chronic disease management across multiple therapeutic areas in alliance with key stakeholders in the pharmaceutical and healthcare industries. The PoC will focus primarily on testing the feasibility of Sidekick’s solution and its ability to enable basic health outcomes such as lower glucose levels, weight loss, increased physical activity, improved sleep quality and emotional well being. The PoC will be performed in partnership with healthcare institutions in the Nordics.

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Aug 07,2019

SidekickHealth gets an injection from Novator

Novator, Björgólf Thor Björgólfsson's investment company, and related investors have completed a one hundred million ISK injection into the Icelandic health technology company SidekickHealth, but the investor group has contributed hundreds of millions to the company since its inception. SidekickHealth has one foot in the door of the global pharmaceutical industry after successfully partnering with two of the world's five largest pharmaceutical companies. A second and larger capital increase is planned for the end of the year.

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Dec 22,2017

Acceptance of capital from Japan Post Group

Tokyo-based company, Wellby, which supports the health management of people facing illnesses, has announced that it will carry out a third-party allotment of shares to Japan Post Capital Co., Ltd. and proceed with a partnership with Japan Post Group. By utilizing Japan Post Group's brand and network, Wellby aims to further promote the use of PHR and contribute to medical institutions, regions, and municipalities.

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