Psilos Spells Out Hot Areas for Health Technology Investing

4/18/2013 1:50:19 PM

April 17, 2013 | by Wade Roush, Xconomy San Francisco

The water’s fine in the healthcare-and-technology market, and institutional investors should come on in. That’s the message from Psilos Group, a healthcare-focused venture firm based in New York City and Corte Madera, CA, in an outlook report on healthcare economics released today.

It’s the fifth annual edition of the report, and it points

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SeeChange Health Ushers In A New Model For Health Insurance

4/11/2013 8:25:47 PM

April 3, 2013 | by Zina Moukheiber, Forbes

When former California Insurance Commissioner Steve Poizner was reviewing health plan options in 2011for his online education start-up Empowered, he picked a little-known company called SeeChange Health. “We’re being a pioneer, but we’re really excited about this in terms of spiraling health care costs,” says Poizner, who has 50 employees.

More than

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SeeChange Health Insurance To Partner with California Smokers’ Helpline To Offer a Free Smoking Cessation Benefit to Members

4/8/2013 5:59:19 PM

STUDIO CITY, Calif., April 4, 2013 /PRNewswire/ – SeeChange Health Insurance, the leader in value-based benefit design solutions for small and midsized employers and the fastest-growing health plan in California, is partnering with the California Smokers’ Helpline to offer a free smoking cessation program to its members.  The Helpline, also known as  1-800-NO-BUTTS , offers free, evidence-based,

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Health law could boost use of temp workers

3/27/2013 12:02:55 PM

March 25, 2013 | by Jay Hancock, The Washington Post

The health-care law could prove to be a boon for temporary-staffing companies as employers outsource jobs to sidestep complex requirements for medical insurance.

But some experts say the Affordable Care Act’s exceptions for temporary employees could undercut the goal of expanding coverage to more American workers.

“That could lead to

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