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At the inaugural Civic Health Forum, StartUp Health's Logan Plaster sat down with three founders building access-first solutions in health innovation: Elina Onitskansky of Ilant Health, Rafael Lopez of Diagnostikare, and Terry Huang, PhD, MPH of Firefly Innovations.
The conversation moves from patient stories to business models to a closing lightning round of hot takes, covering:
How Ilant Health treats high-acuity obesity as a cluster of interconnected conditions, not just excess weight
How Diagnostikare uses WhatsApp as a front door to reach Mexico's uninsured population, especially blue-collar workers who can't afford to miss a day of work for care
How Firefly Innovations bridges academic public health and private-sector founders through a public-goods, no-equity model
Why unmanaged AI could widen health inequity if it isn't designed for lower-income populations
Why not every health startup needs to be venture-backable, and what that means for the future of health funding
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