CNBC October 26, 2019
Lori Ioannou

KEY POINTS
  • Heal is a start-up that delivers doctor services to one’s home through an app and provides all key medical tests.
  • It has raised $75 million in venture capital and attracted such celebrity backers as Lionel Richie and former Florida Gov. Jeb Bush.
  • This year the company will make 100,000 house calls, forecasts CEO Nick Desai.
  • It is in major markets such as New York, California, Georgia and Washington, D.C.

As the debate rages on in America about how to deliver quality health care while coping with rising costs, insurance companies like Aetna are turning to doctor services on demand. It’s a concept created by Heal, a four-year-old tech start-up that...

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Topics: Apps, Digital Health, Home, Investments, Patient / Consumer, Physician, Primary care, Provider, Technology, Trends
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