BCBS of Illinois selects startups to develop post-pandemic healthcare solutions

Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Illinois has selected three early-stage startups to participate in its Innovation Accelerator Program, an initiative focused on furthering virtual and home healthcare developments in the wake of COVID-19.

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The participants are maternal health and doula network Alimus, addiction screening startup Compris and medication management platform Medsense Health.

All three will be awarded $25,000, according to a June 22 news release.

“We see the startup community as an essential partner in advancing innovation,” BCBS of Illinois President Steve Hamman said in the statement. “Working with early-stage entrepreneurs to shape their solutions provides BCBSIL unique inputs into how these companies evolve.”

The program will run through October.

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