How Adding 1M Students Through a Partnership with UnitedHealthcare Will Help Hazel Health

UnitedHealthcare’s recent partnership with the digital school-focused health care provider Hazel Health will benefit more than just the health plans’ members. The payer will cover the costs of startup partnerships with Hazel Health and school districts to provide students with mental health services. All students, regardless of payer or coverage status, will have access to […]

Hazel Health Raises $51.5M to Expand In-School Pediatric Behavioral Health Services

San Francisco-based Hazel Health has landed a $51.5 million Series C1 round. The tech-focused pediatric mental health and physical health care provider announced Thursday that it will use the new funds to fuel its national expansion, invest in its technology stack and expand its workforce. The company closed a $33.5 million Series C round in […]

Schools Poised to Anchor Youth Mental Health Services — Reimbursement, Privacy Concerns Pose Barrier

American K-12 schools could be the epicenter of an accelerating effort to address the youth mental health crisis. Lawmakers, advocates and entrepreneurs see schools as the best place to center addressing the youth mental crisis because that’s where kids are for major portions of any given day for most of the year. The American compulsory […]