Forbes July 29, 2020
Health insurer Humana said it is investing $100 million in the in-home primary care company, Heal, to bring in-person physician “house calls and one-touch medicine” to seniors in its Medicare Advantage plans.
Heal is a fast-growing startup company that offers primary care house calls on-demand and has delivered more than 200,000 home visits in the company’s first five years in eight U.S. markets. Heal’s services also include telemedicine, telepsychology and related digital monitoring services, which Humana says will be key for its elderly health plan subscribers.
“This type of care not only provides a more comfortable and secure environment for patient care, but also allows doctors to observe indicators such as medication bottles, fall risks, allergens, and food insecurities,”...