1 month ago | By Business Insider
Summary List Placement Iyah Romm and Dr. Toyin Ajayi used to get together on the weekends in Boston, have a beer, and fantasize about transforming the healthcare industry.
Their day jobs at the Commonwealth Care Alliance, one of New England's largest nonprofit health plans, were about improving care, with a finite number of dollars, for the most complicated patients .
Ajayi, a physician, built clinical programs to accomplish that. Romm, a policy buff, was in charge of operations, working with Ajayi and the CEO to bring those programs to life.
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1 month ago | By Business Insider
Summary List Placement Hello,
Today in healthcare news: Inside Cityblock's meteoric rise , Biden's pandemic plans , and Amazon wants to help the Biden administration vaccinate Americans.
Inside Cityblock's meteoric rise: How a Google spinoff built a $1 billion business and convinced Silicon Valley to bet on healthcare for the sickest patients
Cityblock Health in December reached a $1 billion valuation and is on track to earn $1 billion in revenue.
The startup cares for Medicaid patients and those eligible for multiple kinds of federal assistance.
Despite its mission to care for folks left...
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