The virtual sleep clinic aims to expand access to FDA-cleared home sleep tests and insurance-covered care by surfacing in-network benefits for Amazon customers.
Key takeaways:
- Dreem Health is the first sleep care service to join Amazon’s Health Benefits Connector, allowing eligible customers to discover and enroll in insurance-covered sleep services.
- The virtual clinic utilizes an FDA-cleared home sleep test and AI tools to facilitate diagnostics, process insurance, and schedule appointments within one to two days.
- The integration follows a $29 million funding raise by Dreem Health’s parent company, Sunrise Group, to expand clinical services and advance sleep technology.
Dreem Health, a virtual sleep clinic managed by Sunrise Group, has become the first sleep care service to join Amazon’s Health Benefits Connector. The integration allows Amazon customers who are eligible for insurance-covered sleep services to discover and enroll in personalized care while browsing for healthcare services.
Dreem Health’s digital-first model aims to remove geographic, logistical, and financial barriers by offering diagnostics and therapy from home.
The service utilizes an FDA-cleared home sleep test to provide diagnostics without requiring clinic visits. Clinicians guide patients from diagnosis through treatment entirely from home, providing ongoing support to ensure adherence and improve outcomes.
“As a customer-centered organization, our Health Benefits Connector is designed to help customers find and use trusted health services that may already be provided by their insurer or employer,” says John Singerling, head of strategic growth and network development for Amazon Health Services, in a release. “By connecting customers with services like Dreem Health through Health Benefits Connector, we’re helping make it easier to discover care that supports better health outcomes.”
Amazon’s Health Benefits Connector was developed to address a gap in benefits awareness, as nearly one in four US adults remains unaware of the medical benefits available through their employer or insurer. Dreem Health leverages AI tools to accept insurance and book patient appointments in one to two days. By surfacing in-network sleep counseling, the collaboration aims to help individuals move from discovering their benefits to receiving care.
“Millions of people live with undiagnosed sleep disorders that quietly impact their health, productivity, and quality of life,” says Laurent Martinot, co-founder and chief executive officer of Sunrise Group, in a release. “By joining Amazon’s Health Benefits Connector, we’re helping surface sleep care as a covered benefit and making it far easier for people to take the first step toward better sleep.”
The announcement follows a $29 million raise by Sunrise Group. The funding supports the expansion of the company’s clinical services and accelerates investment in software and hardware designed to improve how sleep disorders are detected, monitored, and treated.
