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WHOOP announced a $10 billion valuation, added Abbott and Mayo Clinic as investors, and launched HealthEx, a feature letting doctors review member biometric data during in-app video visits.
WHOOP raised money at a $10 billion valuation and brought Abbott and Mayo Clinic onto its investor list, which matters because those two names open doors to Medicare reimbursements, not just magazine covers. The new HealthEx feature lets a doctor enter a video call with months of your biometric data and medical records already loaded, so the appointment starts informed instead of from scratch. But WHOOP already charges $359 a year, and doctors cost extra on top of that. The people who most need continuous health monitoring are often the ones least able to pay two subscription fees for the privilege.
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