Blue Cross partners with Onduo to provide diabetes management wearable

Cara Livernois | | Health Exec | Economics

Blue Cross and Blue Shield has announced a partnership with Onduo, an Alphabet-backed wearable device for the monitoring of glucose levels in diabetic patients.

A year after the launch of Onduo by Alphabet, with the aim to produce technologies for the improved self-management of diabetes, the partnership with Blue Cross will provide individuals the ability to improve health outcomes with the technology.

“We’re working on finding those innovations in the market that will move the needle and improve our (health plan) members' lives,” said Maureen Sullivan, Blue Cross and Blue Shield Association senior vice president and chief strategy officer.

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Blue Cross Plans Partner With Alphabet Venture To Manage Diabetes

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Cara Livernois, News Writer

Cara joined TriMed Media in 2016 and is currently a Senior Writer for Clinical Innovation & Technology. Originating from Detroit, Michigan, she holds a Bachelors in Health Communications from Grand Valley State University.

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