WellBe Senior Medical announced that Excellus BlueCross BlueShield (Excellus BCBS) and Intermountain Ventures have both made strategic investments in the company. This follows an investment made by CVS Health Ventures in January of this year. “The significance of these investments from two impressive entities further validates WellBe’s commitment to be a payor-agnostic, in-home, full-risk medical […]
WellBe Senior Medical
Last year, WellBe Senior Medical positioned itself as the “general contractor” for home-based care patients. “We’re like the advocate and navigator … when you’re building a home, you’ve got plumbers, you’ve got electricians, you’ve got masons. You’re not an expert, so you hire a general contractor to figure all that out. We can fill that […]
WellBe Senior Medical has received an investment from CVS Health Ventures, the corporate venture capital arm of CVS Health (NYSE: CVS). The company did not disclose the investment amount. The funds will further fuel WellBe’s national expansion. Currently, the company operates in seven states across the U.S. Most recently, it set up shop in Oregon. […]
WellBe Senior Medical is expanding its footprint, this time through an entrance into Oregon. “We’re working on additional expansions, likely to come in 2024, that will bring us into Washington, and a couple other states out in the Pacific Northwest,” Mike Stuart, chief growth officer at WellBe, told Home Health Care News. “We’re excited to […]
WellBe Senior Medical has expanded its services to, now, reach more than 75,000 patients. The Chicago-based WellBe offers home-based medical care services, including integrated mobile urgent care, in six states: Georgia, Illinois, Ohio, Utah, West Virginia and Pennsylvania. The organization partners directly with health plans, health systems, and provider groups to work with their patients […]
Jeff Kang, the CEO of WellBe Senior Medical, has been in health care for a long time. He was the first chief medical officer of the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS), serving in that role from 1995 to 2002. Since then, he has held leadership roles at Cigna (NYSE: CI), Walgreens Boots Alliance […]
LHC Group announces JV expansion LHC Group Inc. (Nasdaq: LHCG) as well as partners Texas Health Resources and Methodist Health System are expanding their joint venture in Texas. The three health care organizations announced on Thursday that they’re purchasing and sharing ownership of Regent Home Health, a provider that currently serves patients and families in […]
Medicare Advantage plan Aetna and primary care provider WellBe Senior Medical are teaming up in the Chicagoland area to serve about 2,000 patients in their homes. The partnership further highlights the growing momentum behind in-home primary care models, which often enlist the services of home health and home care providers to care for vulnerable populations. […]
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