A Look at COVID’s Lasting Impact on Healthcare Costs
The COVID pandemic has involved massive healthcare costs across the world and put significant strain on healthcare systems. But will they last?
Insights
What Does “Buy Now, Pay Later” Healthcare Look Like for the Average Consumer?
The “buy now, pay later” (BNPL) business model is often applied by retailers, allowing consumers to pay for products they want to buy through installments, which makes it easier for customers with financial restrictions to make purchases.
How Will Genetic Testing Tech Affect Healthcare Premiums?
Genetic testing technologies allow scientists to analyze human genetic material, including chromosomes, DNA, and RNA, revealing genetic variations that can affect a person’s health – putting him or her at an increased risk of a specific disease, for instance.
Employee Benefits are Changing. Here’s Proof
This year, we are seeing some changes in the kinds of benefits that employers are offering their employees and the benefits that are being scaled back. A lot of this is coming as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic, of course, but there are larger forces at work as well. The recent SHRM Benefits Survey provided some key insights into what these trends are, as well as the reasons for them, that are worth considering, no matter what side of the table you are on. Flexible Work Arrangements When COVID-19 began triggering states of emergency across the US in March 2020,
What Happens When HSA Savers Stop Saving?
If you have a health savings account (HSA), it’s completely up to you how much you save. But that flexibility comes with some risks.
What Sort of Regulations Could be Coming to Buy Now, Pay Later?
Buy now, pay later has become a $100 billion industry thanks to leading companies like Klarna, Affirm, and Afterpay. At the same time, bigger companies are jumping on the bandwagon, realizing how lucrative the opportunity is.
What the Data Tells Us About Health Plan Participation in the U.S.
Health plan participation in the U.S. changes year by year. By looking at these statistics, we can see just how many workers in the country are choosing to utilize health care benefits – including the specific types of benefits – available to them.
How Medical Debt Harms Borrowers and Providers Alike
Medical debt is a lose-lose situation that harms not only borrowers but providers as well, motivating both to avoid medical debt.
Welcome to the Age of Buy Now, Pay Later
Buy now, pay later (BNPL) has become an extremely popular payment option in the past few years. medZERO is brining the power of BNPL to medical spending.
The End of ‘Affordable’ Healthcare?
As Americans were busy preparing for the 2021 holidays and began worrying about the rise of the Omicron variant, a dismaying healthcare survey was released that flew mostly under the radar. The new information painted a grim picture of the alarming struggle of U.S. households to pay for medical expenses.
News
medZERO continues to sign up innovative companies wanting to offer expanded benefits to attract and retain employees in competitive market
05/20/2022
In the race to retain employees in a competitive market, medZERO’s innovative app-based healthcare funding solution is an increasingly attractive add-on benefit for employers.
medZERO Adds Two New Partners to Enable Rapid Expansion
03/18/2022
medZERO added two partners, Solera National Bank and Loan Pro, who will enable the startup to rapidly expand its innovative app-based solution offering a smarter way to access and pay for healthcare.
medZERO CEO Craig Froude Featured in CEOCFO Magazine
03/07/2022
CEOCFO Magazine is a weekly publication that features in-depth interviews with many of today’s top corporate executives, and this week includes an interview with medZERO CEO and co-founder Craig Froude.
Portland Tribune: medZERO selected by LG Electronics for large-scale competition
03/02/2022
medZERO’s inclusion in LG’s Mission for the Future global challenge was recently written up in our hometown paper, The Portland Tribune.
LG announces the first 50 participants in its LG Nova program
02/27/2022
LG’s innovation center has selected the first 50 companies for its Mission for the Future global challenge competition, including medZERO.
medZERO Picked for Prestigious LG NOVA Program
02/23/2022
LG Electronics selected medZERO as one of its “First 50” startups for its large-scale Mission for the Future competition targeting new developments within the areas of Connected Health, Energizing Mobility, Smart Lifestyle, The Metaverse and Innovation for Impact.
TechCrunch: LG annouces the first 50 participants in its LG NOVA program
02/18/2022
medZERO was mentioned on TechCrunch as part of our inclusion in the LG NOVA program.
MedZERO Offers Buy Now, Pay Later Solution for Out-of-Pocket Medical Costs
12/07/2021
Company Closes $5.7 Million Seed Round Led by True Ventures and Village Global