Two payers, Tufts Health Plan and Harvard Pilgrim Health Care, have entered into a partnership with virtual care and navigation platform Included Health in an attempt to strengthen healthcare access for those in the LGBTQ+ community. San Francisco-based Included Health's LGBTQ+ Health offering, a cornerstone of the agreement, serves as a guide and advocate for people in the
The healthcare navigation market especially companies targeting self-insured employers is fairly crowded. You have public companies like Accolade, failed public companies like Castlight Health, now private and merged with Vera Whole Health and a raft of other private companies like Included Health, Rightway, and HealthJoy. Not to mention point solutions for diabetes, MSK, hypertension, weight loss and so on that aim to lower costs related to these conditions for employers and health plans. But the CEO of Columbus, Ohio-based private health navigation firm Quantum Health, believes it’s miles ahead of all these direct and indirect competitors. In a recent interview, Zane Burke said the company has been profitable since 2000. That’s, a feat that other, better-known players like Accolade have yet to achieve. The financial strength will likely cast the firm in a positive light to investors when Quantun decides to go public. Burke was coy about the IPO question and wouldn
Point32Health will now be able offer members access to LGBTQ+ Health, Included Health’s navigation and advocacy program for LGBTQ+ members. These members will have access to a care team led by LGBTQ+ care coordinators, who can help them find in-network, gender-affirming providers. They can also be connected to support groups and receive education on medical and legal issues.