Acquisition solidifies Revolution Health Network as the leading
health community on the Internet
WASHINGTON & SEATTLE--(Business Wire)--Revolution Health, a leading health company founded by AOL
co-founder Steve Case to transform how people approach their overall
health and wellness, today announced the acquisition of HealthTalk, a
leading online provider of chronic care information and programming.
HealthTalk will operate as part of Revolution Health Network, which
encompasses RevolutionHealth.com, CarePages.com and the company's
affiliations with drugstore.com and SparkPeople.com.
HealthTalk.com provides in-depth, original multi-media health
content to more than 1 million unique visitors per month.
Additionally, the company has amassed more than 500,000 members who
receive targeted health information that covers all aspects of patient
needs - from treatment to quality of life. HealthTalk members are able
to participate in forums that allow patients from all over to interact
with world-class experts- no matter where they are located.
Revolution Health Network is the definitive online health
community for people at all stages of health - from people seeking to
improve everyday health and fitness to people managing acute
conditions to people receiving care.
"The acquisition of HealthTalk advances our position as the
leading health community on the Internet and adds yet another
dimension to the Revolution Health Network family of offerings," said
Steve Case, chairman and CEO of Revolution Health Group. "HealthTalk
brings to Revolution Health Network an array of unique, deep content
and interactive programming that covers the most prevalent acute
conditions facing Americans today."
HealthTalk's strength with chronic conditions complements
Revolution Health's strength in the health and wellness category. The
combination enables Revolution Health Networks to broaden its audience
and provide health-involved consumers with a robust offering of
content and services for every stage of their lives and the lives of
their loved ones.
The expanded reach of the Revolution Health Network combined with
the depth of HealthTalk's proprietary content also provides
pharmaceutical and biotechnology customers with a unique opportunity
to target their audiences in a more meaningful way. With the
HealthTalk.com acquisition, Revolution Health Network now reaches more
than 12 million unique visitors per month, making it the second
largest health information destination on the Internet.
The HealthTalk.com acquisition brings with it a veteran management
team with extensive experience at many of the industry's leading
properties, including WebMD, Discovery, Everyday Health and Oxygen
Media.
"We are very excited about becoming part of Revolution Health,"
said Mike Cunnion, president of HealthTalk. "We are philosophically
aligned in our mission to provide the best and most useful health
information to consumers and to provide valuable new opportunities to
our advertisers."
About Revolution Health
Revolution Health Group LLC was created by AOL Co-Founder Steve
Case to create products and services that empower people by putting
them at the center of the health system. The cornerstone of the
company is RevolutionHealth.com, which was recently named the Best
Overall Internet Health Site by the eHealthcare Leadership Awards. The
free consumer health and medical web site marries expert content and
online tools with the power of social networking. Revolution Health
also offers premium services that enable companies to provide health
content and customized online tools to their employees, an insurance
marketplace and CarePages (www.carepages.com), the leading service
that enables communication among family and friends when someone is
receiving care. For more information go to
http://www.RevolutionHealth.com.
About HealthTalk
HealthTalk is a leading Internet-based health information network
for patients and caregivers living with a chronic condition.
HealthTalk reaches over 500,000 community members each month. The
mission of HealthTalk is to inform and empower the nation's growing
chronic care population by providing indispensable, hyper-relevant
information and support through active communities, multimedia
programming and advice from the nation's leading medical experts.
http://www.HealthTalk.com
Revolution Health
Brad Burns, 202-776-1400
brad.burns@revolution.com
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