March 16th, 2012

Aetna: The Company Scaring Its Competition And Delighting Startups

Health Insurance - Whose Path Will You Follow

Whither health insurance? A former medical advisor to the Obama Administration who happens to be the brother of former Presidential Chief of Staff predicted in the New York Times that by 2020 health insurance companies will be extinct. Nearly two years ago, I penned a piece entitled Health Insurance’s Bunker Buster. It outlined two key reasons that health insurance — as we have known it the last… → Read More

December 16th, 2011

Aetna Reveals It Acquired Healthagen, Developer Of The #1 Mobile Health App iTriage

Aetna Acquires iTriage Done

At an investor conference yesterday, health insurance and tech giant Aetna revealed that it acquired Healthagen, the developer of mobile app iTriage, though it did not disclose the price. Aetna’s Chairmen, CEO, and President Mark Bertolini told investors “About a month and a half ago we bought at little company called iTriage…the fastest growing consumer application in healthcare today.” iTriage… → Read More