A recent survey of healthcare executives found that a significant number plan to offer social determinants of health initiatives over the next 12 months. Several companies have sprung up to develop technology platforms to support that work. One of them, Unite Us, a care coordination and outcome-tracking platform connecting healthcare and social service providers, announced $35 million in Series B funding.
Started in 2013 to serve the needs of the military-connected population, Unite Us expanded its offering to coordinate care and social services for vulnerable populations including Medicaid and Medicare beneficiaries, the homeless, justice-involved individuals and populations with behavioral health and substance use challenges.
In one example of its work, The Utah Alliance for the Determinants of Health, a community collaborative convened and funded by Intermountain Healthcare, recently announced the selection of Unite Us as the technology platform that will power the Utah Alliance’s coordinated care network, which will connect people in need with the healthcare and social service providers who can best help them.
By partnering with Unite Us, the Alliance will be able to connect social service partners that are addressing needs such as housing and hunger with healthcare partners in Washington and Weber counties. Partners in the Alliance include Local Mental Health Authorities, Federally Qualified Health Centers, the Association for Utah Community Health, Utah 211, social service organizations, state and local health departments, and other public entities.
Unite Us is headquartered in New York City, with offices in Raleigh and Portland. Its new funding was led by Oak HC/FT, with participation from Town Hall Ventures and Define Ventures. Existing investors Scout Ventures, Luminate (part of The Omidyar Group) and New York Ventures also participated in the round. It brings the company’s total funding to $45.3 million and the company said it would fuel growth as it continues to curate coordinated networks bringing together health systems, payers, government agencies and community-based organizations.
