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Except... this is America now. The sooner we can admit that, the sooner we can change.

Doctors hate this too. Part of the reason many are cutting out insurance companies and just working more directly with patients. Why are insurance companies involved with primary care anyway?

I wrote a post about: -medicare advantage and the rise of personalized insurance -why I think the individual exchanges might take off and lead to more personalized plans -the potential insurance “stack” for new plans to build on top of outofpocket.health/p/personalized…

Delighted to finally invest in @TrialSpark: bloomberg.com/news/articles/… This is the most interesting approach I've seen to the problem of the cost of drug development: fix the clinical trials.

New OOP featured job post: Taro Health is building a new health insurance carrier from the ground up focused on reducing friction for doctors and patients. They're hiring for their Health Insurance Operations team. Also I'm an investor! out-of-pocket-jobs.pallet.xyz/jobs/f37108ac-…

Direct primary care memberships can be great for patients, but it's crucial to also have real ACA-compliant major medical health insurance. I like the approach that Maine's newest insurer is taking: ACA-compliant plans that include DPC memberships: tarohealth.com/maine/direct-p…

A brand new company on Maine's ACA marketplace aims to simplify things for consumers by combining comprehensive health coverage with something called direct primary care, in which doctors charge a monthly membership fee for unlimited access. bit.ly/3VAwlxQ

We are excited for TrialSpark to rebrand as Formation Bio as we build the pharma company of the future that will accelerate the pace we bring new treatments to patients. prnewswire.com/news-releases/…

Check out the new 2024 Cohort of Magnificent Grants. And happy to report that going forward, the fellowship application process will be on a rolling basis, launching a nomination system... substack.com/home/post/p-15…

🎙️New Vital Signs with Taro Health CEO Frank Wu and Nikhil Krishnan: - Shifting the InsurTech focus from price to network - Engaging DPC providers - Future of health insurance - AI for payers Spotify: bit.ly/3FtupnQ Apple: bit.ly/3XVK2L5

There's been a lot of interest in Direct Primary Care (DPC). Jacob Effron and I talked with Frank Wu about what Direct Primary Care is and why are they talking to him, an insurance carrier. Isn't the whole point that they didn't want to deal with insurance? In the full