The Digest for Health Transformers & Changemakers
Heart failure patients often describe living in a black box between doctor visits, with no way to know if things are stable or quietly getting worse. StartUp Health member Sean Matsuoka, CEO & Co-founder of General Prognostics (GPx), built his company to open that black box using a tool patients already own: a smartwatch.
GPx's algorithm correlates wearable data with NT-proBNP, a blood biomarker doctors already rely on, to flag worsening heart failure with meaningful lead time before a crisis. Matsuoka calls it a "CGM for heart failure" – continuous and non-invasive.
The work is personal. Matsuoka lost his grandmother to heart failure and watched her live with the uncertainty that GPx now aims to eliminate for others.
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A wave of non-drug, technology-driven therapies is reshaping what's possible for the millions of families facing Alzheimer's – and StartUp Health's Alzheimer's Moonshot Community is helping lead the way. In a new piece, community member Chuck Papageorgiou, CEO of NeuroEM Therapeutics, explores how device-based treatments and diagnostic breakthroughs are moving beyond the limitations of today's drug therapies, offering patients and caregivers a real sense of hope.
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General Catalyst's $450M vote of confidence in a health-ownership platform sets the tone for a week of AI-driven diagnostics, monitoring, and preventive care deals spanning four continents.
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With more than 2,400 videos, 11,000+ subscribers, and nearly a million views on YouTube, our video channel spotlights Health Transformers in action, showcasing how the right mindset, moonshot vision, and the spirit of an entrepreneur make anything possible. Recent videos feature conversations with leading experts like Kimmi Grewal (Microsoft), Holly Maloney (General Catalyst), and Dr. Kirsten Bibbins-Domingo (JAMA Network), alongside founders building the future of health.
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Congratulations to three StartUp Health community members accepted to participate in the launch of the CMS ACCESS Model – a new voluntary Medicare program that pays for outcomes in chronic care, not just visits.
Sathya Elumalai, CEO & Co-founder of Aidar Health – accepted for eCKM, CKM, and BH tracks, bringing Aidar's rapid vital-sign monitoring platform into a new Medicare reimbursement pathway
Mark Clermont, CEO of Cecelia Health – accepted for eCKM and CKM tracks, extending Cecelia's clinician-led virtual coaching for cardiometabolic conditions
Kehlin Swain, CEO & Co-founder of Greens Health – accepted for eCKM and CKM tracks, bringing culturally attuned chronic care to underserved Medicare communities
This is a milestone moment for tech-enabled chronic care – CMS's ACCESS Model rewards organizations for measurable health improvements, opening a first-of-its-kind Medicare pathway for exactly the kind of innovation these Health Transformers have been building. Congratulations to all three teams!
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“The peer network is always willing to help. One of our fellow Health Transformers held a sales training call with us, spending two hours helping us think through how to become better sales people,” says Brandi Harless, CEO & Co-founder of PreventScripts.
“I'm proud to be part of the StartUp Health community of Health Transformers. There is so much to learn from other entrepreneurs and time is so limited. Every week someone will share their story, their learnings, and their struggles,” says Emilio Goldenhersch, CSO & Co-founder of Mindco Health.
“It has been such a phenomenal thing, and that’s from me, a serial entrepreneur. StartUp Health has helped us with fundraising, our messaging, our strategies, and branding,” says Jean Anne Booth, CEO & Co-founder of UnaliWear.
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