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Certainly Health Raises $2.3M in Funding to Enable Consumers to Book Any Doctor With Upfront Prices

Healthcare IT Today

First-Of-Its-Kind Marketplace for Insured Patients to Book Health Providers Without Surprise Bills Certainly Health , a healthcare marketplace for booking medical and cosmetic care with upfront prices, announces today that it has received $2.3M in funding led by Pacific 8 Ventures , Y-Combinator , and other institutional and angel investors.

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The Thematic Roadmap for AHIP 2024: What the Health Insurance Conference Will Cover

Jane Sarashon

Health insurance plans make mainstream media news every week, whether coverage deals with the cost of a plan, the cost of out-of-network care, prior authorizations, or cybersecurity and ransomware attacks, among other front-page issues.

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Nirvana Raises $24.2M Series A to Revolutionize Health Insurance Verification

Healthcare IT Today

Today, Nirvana’s platform improves the patient experience by allowing patients to pay confidently upfront at the time of the visit, which simplifies the appointment booking experience as a whole. For providers, this also substantially reduces claim denials for their finance and RCM teams.

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Nirvana Secures $24.2M for AI-Powered Health Insurance Verification

HIT Consultant

AI-Powered Solutions for Improved Patient and Provider Experiences Nirvana’s AI model continuously learns from millions of monthly eligibility checks, adapting to the unique nuances of insurance across various healthcare specialties. For providers, it significantly reduces claim denials, easing the burden on finance and RCM teams.

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Bupa Arabia backs Dubai’s Okadoc with investment and strategic partnership

Healthcare It News

Bupa Arabia , the Saudi-owned and publicly traded health insurance company, has just announced its backing of the Dubai-based online appointment booking platform, Okadoc. The two MENA businesses have signed a “strategic partnership”, which includes an undisclosed equity investment by Bupa Arabia in Okadoc.

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The Patient As Payor: Workers Covered by Employer Health Insurance Spend 11.5% of Household Incomes on Premiums and Deductibles

Health Populi

Workers covered by health insurance through their companies spend 11.5% of their household income on health insurance premiums and deductibles based on The Commonwealth Fund’s latest report on employee health care costs, Trends in Employer Health Coverage, 2008-2018: Higher Costs for Workers and Their Families.

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Elation Health partners with Zocdoc to streamline online appointment scheduling

Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

A new collaboration announced this week between Zocdoc and Elation Health aims to help physician practices and other providers using Elation's electronic health records reach new patients on the Zocdoc marketplace and reduce administrative burden. Kyna Fong, cofounder and CEO of Elation Health, in a statement.