Payer

This year, larger payers, including UnitedHealthcare, Aetna, and Humana, made a number of announcements in early 2015, but news from these big companies slowed as the year progressed.

Omada Health, the digital health company that's created a remote, digital version of the Diabetes Prevention Program, has released data from a cohort of 500 Medicare Advantage beneficiaries with an average age of 70.

Horizon Blue Cross Blue Shield of New Jersey has announced that it has tapped AbilTo to offer members the option to participate in therapy sessions via phone or video after they've experienced a cardiac event.

The University of Pittsburgh Medical Center (UPMC) describes itself as the second largest integrated payor-provider network after Kaiser Permanente.

A growing number of participants in CMS's Pioneer ACO program are dropping out of the program prior to the launch of the Next Generation ACO program, which will allow providers to be reimbursed for using more kinds of technology.

Phoenix, Arizona-based Solera Health has raised $3 million for its software as a service platform for managing chronic disease prevention programs.

Wildflower Health's pregnancy tracking app has been made available to Medicaid populations in Louisiana and Texas.

An American Well video visit.

San Francisco-based Lantern, which offers web and mobile programs based on cognitive behavioral therapy for anxiety, released its second offering, a stress-focused program, this week.

Collective Health, a software company that helps small employers transition to self-funded plans, has raised another $81 million, bringing its total funding to $119 million.