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Papa, a company that offers companion care, has learned valuable lessons in the past seven years as it has expanded its services to more older seniors. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Baby boomers will begin turning 80 next year. Meeting their needs will take a village [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Papa CEO Andrew Parker says the company has rolled out new programs to help health plans meet SDOH goals and improve Star ratings. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Eldercare startup Papa exclusively shared with Fierce Healthcare a road map for new safety and security measures for its senior clients and caregivers. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

As value-based care matures, healthcare players are defining the future of medical care to include companionship, comfort and nutrition. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

In his first State of the Union address, President Joe Biden announced a national strategy to address the country's escalating mental health crisis, naming what so many of us have lived and felt: " [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

After building out its reach in Medicare Advantage and Medicaid, Papa is expanding its companionship services in the employer market. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Papa, a startup tackling loneliness among seniors by providing companionship and support, picked up $150 million in fresh funding, marking a milestone as the fast-growing company reaches "unicorn" status. The series D raise boosts Papa's valuation to $1.4 billion, according to the startup. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Jack Stoddard, long-term healthcare executive at companies like Haven and Accolade, wants to reinvent primary care for older adults. His startup, Patina Health, launched out of stealth today with $57 million in funding to improve the healthcare and aging experience for those 65 and over. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Papa, the startup tackling loneliness among seniors, is teaming up with Uber Health to make it easier for older adults and their "Papa pals" to get to medical appointments and other events. The nationwide partnership aims at reducing barriers to transportation access and mitigating social isolation and negative health outcomes among America's vulnerable populations, the organizations said. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Swedish digital health startup Kry hauled in about $316 million to scale up its telehealth platform, RapidDeploy pulled in $29 million to empower 911 centers with data and more funding news in April. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Blue Cross and Blue Shield of North Carolina is piloting a number of programs aiming to address food insecurity, work the insurer says offers a baseline for further initiatives targeting the social determinants of health. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Papa, the startup tackling loneliness among seniors, closed a $60 million series C funding round, bringing its total financial backing to $91 million. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Papa got its start offering assistance and socialization for older adults and is now expanding into virtual clinical care services for its members. Find out how the company has grown rapidly during the COVID-19 pandemic. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Nominations are open for our 2021 Fierce Healthcare Fierce 15 awards. Think your company has what it takes? Submit your nominations here. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Insurers Anthem and Humana have revved up efforts to improve food insecurity among their Medicare Advantage members in the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

When it came to figuring out how to best help Humana's Medicare Advantage plans in the early days of the COVID-19 pandemic, the company had to "rethink our role," Humana Chief Medical Officer told Fierce Health Payer during a recent virtual event. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Two years ago, Humana invested $15 million into a new medical school at the University of Houston focused integrating population into medical education. Now, it's seeing some of the early fruits of that labor, according to a new report. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

The coronavirus pandemic has forced population health programs targeting loneliness to adapt to a new normal of social distancing. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Big and small, high-tech and not, we're honoring this collection of companies across the U.S. that are trying to change the world by changing the healthcare industry. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]