weight management
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Solera Health Launches Weight Management Solution for Payers and Employers
Solera Health recently launched a program that aims to help patients who are interested in GLP-1s gain access to lifestyle change support. It also provides educational materials on GLP-1s.
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Consumer / Employer, Health Tech
Hello Alpha Unveils Female-focused Weight Management Program for Employers
Hello Alpha launched Ahead with Alpha, a weight management program for employers. It offers access to primary care providers trained in obesity care, medication management through weight loss drugs like GLP-1s, nutrition counseling with a registered dietitian and progress tracking.
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Payer’s Place: Dawn Maroney
Dawn Maroney, President, Markets of Alignment Health and CEO of Alignment Health Plan, to discuss how they are using technology to provide better service and care to consumers.
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Alfie Health Raises $2.1M for AI-powered Weight Loss Platform
Alfie Health’s $2.1 million seed funding was led by Y Combinator and Nina Capital. It included participation from Goodwater Capital, Phoenix Investment Club and several angel investors.
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Consumer / Employer, Health Tech
LifeMD Launches GLP-1 Weight Management Program
Through LifeMD’s new weight management program, consumers can gain access to GLP-1 prescriptions like Ozempic and Wegovy, clinical support, lab testing, education and more.
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Consumer / Employer, Health Tech
Found Launches Employer-focused Obesity Care Program
Found for Business is an evidence-based obesity care program that prescribes 13 different medications (including GLP-1s) in 60 different combinations. It combines the medication with support from providers, coaching and an app that offers meal and activity tracking.
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WeightWatchers To Acquire Chronic Weight Management Digital Health Platform
WeightWatchers will acquire Sequence, a platform that allows patients to have virtual appointments with a clinician, gives access to a dietitian and fitness coaching and provides prescription medications, including Ozempic and Wegovy. The deal is anticipated to close during the second quarter of 2023, and WeightWatchers will pay the net purchase price of $106 million.
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Hospitals, MedCity Influencers, Consumer / Employer, Physicians
Obesity is a disease—and it’s treatable
Obesity is a disease, and America’s healthcare providers and hospital systems must be part of changing how we treat it. That means many of us in the health ecosystem must reexamine how we view patients with excess weight.
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Livongo’s latest acquisition adds personalized weight management, diabetes prevention business
The deal will give Livongo the ability to provide a wider spectrum of services for employer wellness and health plan members.
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Applying Remote Patient Monitoring to Surgery Prep and Recovery, Oncology and Women’s Health
Join us to learn about the latest trends in remote monitoring and how to extend its benefits beyond chronic conditions to more patients – all while using fewer staff resources.