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| 03.04.2026 | GLP-1 Revolution: Novo Nordisk Innovates Pricing, Expands Health Impact | Novo Nordisk aggressively reshapes the GLP-1 landscape. It launches multi-month Wegovy subscriptions in the U.S., ensuring predictable pricing and bolstering patient adherence against Eli Lilly's market dominance. Concurrently, the UK's NIC... |
| 31.03.2026 | Novo Nordisk launches multi-month subscriptions for Wegovy obesity drugs as it tries to catch up with Eli Lilly | Novo Nordisk launched a multi-month subscription program for its Wegovy obesity drug products that aims to ensure cash-paying patients pay lower, “predictable” monthly prices.
Eligible patients can choose between three-, six- or 12-month su... |
| 05.03.2026 | Eli Lilly launches program to help boost employer coverage of obesity drugs in U.S. | Eli Lilly launched a new program designed to help more employers cover obesity drugs in the U.S., targeting a major barrier to access for patients.
The “Employer Connect” platform gives employers more flexibility in how they cover obesity t... |
| 16.08.2024 | Photon Raises $9M to Expand Access to Text-Based Prescriptions | Photon Founders: Otto, Rado, and Sam
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– Photon Health, a digital health startup focused on reimagining the prescription experience raises $9M in Series A funding round led by Notation and Flare Capital. The round also s... |
| 11.06.2024 | What retailers might do next on health care | figcaption>span]:font-sans" data-chromatic="ignore">
Major retailers are abandoning or scaling back their ambitions to become health care providers — but don't look for them to pull out of the market entirely.
Why it ma... |
| 27.04.2024 | Sponsored Content | Best Places to Buy Ozempic Online (In Stock, Lowest Prices) | The demand for semaglutide, including medications like Ozempic, has surged recently, paralleling its growing acclaim in managing diabetes and obesity. As these medications have become more integral to health management, the imperative for s... |
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| 03.04.2024 | You can now get Ozempic at Costco — but don't expect big savings | Retail You can now get Ozempic at Costco — but don't expect big savings
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| 02.04.2024 | Costco offers eligible members access to GLP-1 weight-loss drugs | Some Costco members may soon have less of a hankering for the retailer's popular $1.50 hot dog and soda meal.
The warehouse club and health care marketplace Sesame are now teaming to offer access to a weight-loss program that includes clini... |
| 02.04.2024 | Sesame and Costco team up for weight loss program | This is an extension of the partnership between the two companies that launched in September
42% of US adults, or 108 million people, are classified as obese, which is defined as a body mass index above 30. While the desire to lose weight i... |
| 02.04.2024 | Costco Announces Ozempic, Wegovy Prescriptions and New Weight Loss Program Through Partnership With Sesame Costco is expanding its no-insurance virtual medical marketplace. | - |
| 24.12.2023 | Commentary | Opinion: Mandy Doria: For many suffering with prolonged grief, holidays can be a time to reflect, find meaning in loss | By Mandy Doria
The holiday season is meant to be filled with joy, connection and celebration of rituals. Many people, however, are starkly reminded of their grief this time of year and of whom — or what — they have lost.
The added stress of... |
| 10.12.2023 | Some of Your Doctors’ Best Qualities are the Same Ones Stifling Your Healthcare Experience | Although few industries are immune to the innovator’s dilemma, US healthcare has been uniquely resistant to disruption, especially in the arena of consumer experience. In fact, most Americans’ concerns about cost, access, and experience in ... |
| 30.10.2023 | Virtual care options flood the market as retailers take telehealth mainstream | When patients go shopping today, they might find themselves checking out with more than the vitamins or bulk toilet paper on their list. Several retailers have recently launched telehealth programs that let patients pick their medical conce... |
| 11.07.2023 | What are medical bankruptcies? | 66.5% of bankruptcies are tied to medical debt. AntonioGuillem/Getty
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| 09.03.2023 | U.S. Health Care Price Index Shows Cash Pay Medical Care Prices Continuing to Decrease | The USHPI features pricing data for routine medical services in all 50 states – from primary care and mental health to women’s health and more. According to the latest USHPI, mental health consult prices in February 2023 were 7.5% lower tha... |
| 08.02.2023 | U.S. Health Care Price Index Shows Cash-Pay Health Services Market Unaffected by Continued Inflation | The U.S. Health Care Price Index is the first national resource to publicly document the price of cash-pay medical care in America. In January 2023, the average cash price of a primary care telehealth appointment in the United States, with ... |
| 05.12.2022 | An unusual start to the legislative session | Today is shaping up to be a pretty unusual day in Sacramento.
Newly elected state lawmakers will be descending on the Capitol to be sworn into office — even though two seats are still up in the air. That’s because, by some measures, Califor... |
| 05.12.2022 | The supply of COVID antivirals is increasing, but many patients aren’t using them | In summary
Health officials say a key difference between this upcoming winter and the last two is the wider availability of COVID antivirals like Paxlovid. But many infected people aren’t aware of their availability or have difficulty acces... |
| 15.07.2022 | David Goldhill, co-founder and CEO of Sesame, on VatorNews podcast | Sesame is a direct-pay healthcare marketplace for medical care services
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Steven Loeb speaks with David Goldhill, co-founder and CEO of Sesame, a direct-pay healthcare market... |
| 17.06.2022 | Sesame Raises $27M to Expand Its National Healthcare Marketplace | What You Should Know:
Sesame, the only company proven to lower the price of medical care for American consumers raises $27M in Series B financing to expand its national marketplace of high-quality, ultra-affordable medical care for all Amer... |
| 15.06.2022 | Sesame raises $27M to build out its direct-pay healthcare marketplace | The company is looking to take its monthly subscription service out of beta
Healthcare costs are rising, with health spending in the U.S. increasing by 9.7% in 2020 to $4.1 trillion. Meanwhile, according to the 2020 US census, 28 million Am... |
| 15.06.2022 | Sequoia Capital published 3 new survival guides for startups | This is the web version of Term Sheet, a daily newsletter on the biggest deals and dealmakers. Sign up to get it delivered free to your inbox.
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| 12.04.2022 | The TeleDentists and Sesame Partner to Drive the Future of Healthcare by Encouraging Dental and Medical Integration | The TeleDentists is the top, nationwide, teledental company in the United States.
The TeleDentists and Sesame are announcing a new initiative to drive dental-medical integration and help patient populations with health needs.
Oral health is... |
| 18.02.2022 | Sesame launches low-cost health benefits for employers staring down the Great Resignation | The news: Digital health startup Sesame is rolling out Sesame For Employers—a low-cost health benefits offering for small and medium-sized businesses. Before this, Sesame primarily offered direct-to-consumer (D2C) health services where unin... |
| 30.11.2021 | Healthcare Startup Sesame Bucks Rising Inflation, Lowering Costs Up To 67% | Closeup of hand of uninsured patient paying cash to hand of medical doctor wearing lab coat on white ... [+] background getty |
| 15.09.2021 | Sesame Offers Free Healthcare To Hourly Wage Workers Across The Country | NEW YORK, Sept. 15, 2021 /PRNewswire/ -- Sesame, the online health care superstore making health care affordable and accessible for millions of Americans﹣whether they have insurance or not﹣is unveiling a chance to win free doctor appointmen... |
| 31.08.2021 | Sesame, Truepill bring $5 medications to consumers nationwide | The news: New York-based digital health startup Sesame Care and digital pharmacy firm Truepill launched an online pharmacy, SesameRx, to make prescription medications more affordable and accessible, especially for those without insurance.
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| 17.08.2021 | This Entrepreneur Wants to Help the Uninsured and Underinsured Find Affordable Medical Care More Easily | August 17, 2021 5 min read
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Long-time entertainment executive David Goldhill wants his new venture, Sesame, to be America's first healthcare superstore. He sat down with Jessica ... |
| 30.07.2021 | Investors are betting on Zocdoc-like mental health startups | The news: Mental health matchmaking startup SonderMind scored $150 million in Series C funding to expand its therapist network across all 50 states.
Here’s how SonderMind works: Consumers access the platform by filling out a questionnaire a... |
| 21.05.2021 | 9 causes of breast pain and when you should be concerned | Breast pain can be caused by hormonal changes, cysts, or breastfeeding. Sakan Piriyapongsak / EyeEm/Getty Images
Breast pain is often normal and part of the menstrual cycle, occurring during your period.
It can also happen due to breastfeed... |
| 28.04.2021 | Daily funding roundup - April 27th, 2021 | Automox raised $110M; Step landed $100M; Placer.ai secured $50M; Aleo picks up $28M
Kry: Kry is a Sweden-based tele-health service and software tools company that connects clinicians with patients for remote consultations. Kry has raised $3... |
| 27.04.2021 | Cash-Pay Healthcare Startup Sesame Raises $24 Million To Support Explosive Growth | Image of dollar bills getty |
| 27.04.2021 | Sesame Raises Additional $24M in Funding | Sesame, a NYC-based direct-pay healthcare marketplace, raised an additional $24m in funding.
Backers included Giant Ventures, Industry Ventures and Coefficient Capital, we well as existing investors General Catalyst, Entree Capital, and Atr... |
| 27.04.2021 | Direct Pay Healthcare Marketplace Sesame Nabs $24M to Expand its Nationwide Telehealth Offerings | What You Should Know:
– Sesame, a New York City-based direct-pay healthcare company, announced that it has raised an additional $24 million, bringing Sesame’s total capital raised to just under $50 million since its founding in 2019. New in... |
| - | Wheel raises $150M in quest to move beyond “telehealth 101” to virtual-first care | Virtual care provider Wheel announced this week that it raised $150 million in its latest round of funding, co-led by Lightspeed Venture Partners and Tiger Global. New investors Coatue and Salesforce Ventures also participated in the Series... |
| - | Sesame, Truepill bring $5 medications to consumers nationwide | The news: New York-based digital health startup Sesame Care and digital pharmacy firm Truepill launched an online pharmacy, SesameRx, to make prescription medications more affordable and accessible, especially for those without insurance.
S... |
| - | Food wholesaler Costco offering weight-loss drug prescriptions to members for $179: ‘Important innovations’ | There is no need for Costco members to worry about inflating food court prices if they can cut out food cravings.
Costco has launched a subscription-based weight loss program for members and non-members of the nationwide wholesaler — which ... |
| - | Investors are betting on Zocdoc-like mental health startups | The news: Mental health matchmaking startup SonderMind scored $150 million in Series C funding to expand its therapist network across all 50 states.
Here’s how SonderMind works: Consumers access the platform by filling out a questionnaire a... |
| - | Sesame launches low-cost health benefits for employers staring down the Great Resignation | The news: Digital health startup Sesame is rolling out Sesame For Employers—a low-cost health benefits offering for small and medium-sized businesses. Before this, Sesame primarily offered direct-to-consumer (D2C) health services where unin... |
