Medicare Advantage Startup Devoted Health Teams Up with Apple

Medicare Advantage startup Devoted Health has begun offering its members Apple Watch coverage, CNBC reported earlier this week. The move could set up interesting technology opportunities with future home care partners down the road. While home care partnerships aren’t explicitly part of this news for Devoted Health, many MA plans have begun forming such inroads […]

Gillette Takes Sharp Step Toward Helping Seniors Age in Place

Many well-known companies are tapping into the aging in place market to accommodate the influx of seniors that prefer to remain in their homes and communities as opposed to other options, such as nursing homes or assisted living facilities. One of the most recent ones to take a sharp step toward aging in place is […]

Senators to Introduce Assistive Technology Bills for Aging in Place

U.S. Senators Susan Collins (R-Maine) and Bob Casey (D-Pa.) plan to introduce new legislation to make assistive technology more accessible to seniors and people with disabilities. The goal is to make it easier for people to age in place. “Survey after survey indicates that seniors envision themselves living independently at home in their own community […]

White House Highlights Aging in Place Technology, R&D Opportunities

Technology aimed at improving access to health care, cognition and personal mobility will be key to older Americans’ ability to age in place and the federal government’s capacity to care for them, a new White House report argues. Tech dedicated to assisting with activities of daily living, transportation, and communication and social connectivity will also […]

Aetna, Apple Roll Out New App to Track, Reward Healthy Behavior

Apple Inc. (Nasdaq: AAPL) and Aetna — a CVS Health (NYSE: CVS) company — are joining forces on a new app. It uses the Apple Watch to help Aetna members hit their well-being goals and avoid negative health outcomes. The app — christened “Attain” — is yet another example of an insurer pursuing a creative […]

Apple Reportedly Talking Smart Watch, Senior Care with MA Plans

Apple Inc. (Nasdaq: AAPL) is reportedly in talks with multiple private Medicare plans about its smart watch product and the role it can play in preventing negative health outcomes for older adults. Cupertino, California-based Apple released its redesigned and re-engineered Apple Watch toward the end of 2018. Among its features, the smart device boasts a […]

Apple Targeting Heart Health With New App

Technology titan Apple Inc. (Nasdaq: AAPL) has taken yet another step toward becoming an important player in the health care world and a potential resource for home-based care providers, particularly when it comes to heart health. Cupertino, California-based Apple announced Thursday that the newly available ECG app on its Apple Watch Series 4 model will […]

How Apple’s New Smartwatch Could Help Home-Based Care Providers

Technology powerhouse Apple (Nasdaq: AAPL) on Wednesday gave tech lovers a peek at its redesigned and re-engineered Apple Watch product. By touting the device’s updated health capabilities, such as a new fall-detection feature and heart rate sensor, Cupertino, California-based Apple likely caught the attention of home-based care providers, too. Curbing re-hospitalizations and emergency department visits […]