Heal (corporation)
| File:Heal Corporation logo.jpeg | |
| Formation | October 10, 2014 |
|---|---|
| Legal status | Active |
| Location |
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Membership | Required |
Official language | English |
Founder and Chief Executive Officer | Nick Desai |
Founder and Chief Medical Officer | Dr. Renee Dua |
| Website | heal |
Heal was founded by Nick Desai and Dr. Renee Dua in October 2014. Heal enables doctors to perform house calls.[1][2]
History[edit]
Nick Desai and Dr. Renee Dua founded Heal in October 2014.[3]
February 2015 marked the first Heal house call, and a $12 million seed round of funding was completed.[4]
In 2016, Heal raised $26.9 million in Series A financing with participation from Breyer Capital, Hashtag One and Slow Ventures, along with Qualcomm's executive chairman, Paul Jacobs, and the chief executive of Skydance Media, David Ellison.[4] Shortly after, the company closed a Series B round of funding, including investment from Fidelity Management and Research, in the amount of $14.8 million.[4] Bringing total funding to $69 million.[5]
By February 2017, Heal doctors had seen more than 16,000 patients.[6] Lionel Richie invested in Heal, partly as a result of his personal challenges with securing consistent healthcare while on tour.[7] Heal extended its service area from California to Washington DC, with plans to add additional markets in 2018.[8][9]
In 2018, Heal expanded to Sacramento, CA and Atlanta, GA and introduced Medicare coverage.[10]
At the 2018 Consumer Electronics Show, Heal introduced the WellBe device in partnership with Qualcomm to securely transmit individual patient healthcare data to their doctors and other healthcare providers.[11]
Payment and insurance[edit]
Heal house calls are covered by the following insurance providers: Aetna, Health Net of California, Anthem Blue Cross California, BlueShield California, Cigna, United Healthcare. Patients insured through these providers are charged the same co-pay for a house call as they would pay for an in-office doctor visit. Patients with other insurers or without insurance coverage are charged a flat fee of $99 for a doctor house call from Heal.[12][13][14] In Atlanta as of 2019, Aetna is the only insurance provider and the flat fee is $149 without insurance.[13] Since March 2015, Heal.com has performed over 60,000 house calls.[5]
References[edit]
- ↑ "Jeb Bush and ex-Qualcomm CEO Paul Jacobs join Heal's board". MedCity News. 2019-01-16. Retrieved 2019-02-13.
- ↑ Desapriya, Ediriweera (Winter 2019). "Characteristics of the modern-day physician house call". Journal of Medicine: 1–2.
- ↑ Ioannou, Lori (2017-03-05). "Lionel Richie and other investors bet on this Uber for health care". www.cnbc.com. Retrieved 2019-02-13.
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 4.2 "Bringing doctors to patients for on-demand house calls, Heal raises $26.9 million". TechCrunch. Retrieved 2019-02-13.
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 "Heal raises $20 million to let doctors make house calls". VentureBeat. 2018-05-22. Retrieved 2019-02-13.
- ↑ "Heal's on-demand doctors have made 16,000 patient house calls". VentureBeat. 2017-02-22. Retrieved 2019-02-13.
- ↑ Schawbel, Dan. "Lionel Richie: His Secret For Staying Healthy While Touring The World". Forbes. Retrieved 2019-02-13.
- ↑ "Doctor on Demand". Washington Post.
- ↑ Baum, Stephanie (2017-06-01). "Heal expands house call-on-demand service eastward with DC launch". MedCity News. Retrieved 2019-02-13.
- ↑ "Heal adds Jeb Bush to board". www.bizjournals.com. Retrieved 2019-02-13.
- ↑ "Heal launches Wellbe so doctors can always track your vitals". TechCrunch. Retrieved 2019-02-13.
- ↑ "Doctor House Calls Go High Tech As Heal Launches In Atlanta". Hypepotamus. 2019-01-15. Retrieved 2019-02-13.
- ↑ 13.0 13.1 Holly, Robert (2019-01-15). "Aetna, Heal Bring Doctor House Calls to Atlanta Market". Home Health Care News. Retrieved 2019-02-13.
- ↑ "Why One Startup Is Bringing Back the Doctor's House Call". Fortune. Retrieved 2019-02-13.
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