# Rahul Rajkumar

> Rahul Rajkumar is the founder and CEO of Accompany Health, a Bethesda, Maryland company delivering home-based, technology-enabled primary, behavioral, and social care to low-income Americans with complex needs, especially dual-eligible Medicare-Medicaid patients. A Yale-trained physician and lawyer who holds an MD and a JD, he spent 15 years redesigning how the U.S. pays for and delivers care, from the Center for Medicare and Medicaid Innovation to chief medical officer roles at CareFirst and Blue Cross North Carolina and COO of Optum Care Solutions. Accompany Health launched in January 2024 with $56 million in Series A funding led by Venrock, ARCH Venture Partners, and IVP.

- **Role:** Founder and CEO at Accompany Health
- **Organizations:** Accompany Health, Optum Care Solutions, CareFirst BlueCross BlueShield, Blue Cross North Carolina, Center for Medicare and Medicaid Innovation (CMMI), Brigham and Women's Hospital, McKinsey & Company, World Health Organization
- **From:** New York City, United States
- **Nationality:** American
- **Education:** BA, History (cum laude, with distinction), Yale University, MD, Yale University, JD, Yale University, Internal medicine residency, Brigham and Women's Hospital
- **Known for:** Founded and leads Accompany Health, which launched in January 2024 with $56M in Series A funding, Published more than 30 peer-reviewed articles, including in JAMA and the New England Journal of Medicine, Helped design pioneering value-based care programs at CMMI (ACOs, bundled payments, primary care, patient safety)

## Career timeline

- **2000** — Graduated Yale with a BA in history; president of the South Asian Society and varsity debater
- **2004** — Awarded the Paul & Daisy Soros Fellowship for New Americans; advised the World Health Organization
- **2006-2012** — Practiced as an internist at Brigham and Women's Hospital in Boston
- **2010s** — Deputy Director at the Center for Medicare and Medicaid Innovation, building ACO, primary care, and bundled-payment programs
- **2010s-2020s** — Chief Medical Officer at CareFirst BlueCross BlueShield and then Blue Cross North Carolina
- **2020s** — Chief Operating Officer of Optum Care Solutions
- **2024** — Launched Accompany Health with $56M Series A led by Venrock, ARCH Venture Partners, and IVP

## Achievements

- Founded and leads Accompany Health, which launched in January 2024 with $56M in Series A funding
- Published more than 30 peer-reviewed articles, including in JAMA and the New England Journal of Medicine
- Helped design pioneering value-based care programs at CMMI (ACOs, bundled payments, primary care, patient safety)
- Paul & Daisy Soros Fellow (2004)
- Co-authored a book on the living conditions and legal status of Afghan refugees in India during an internship in New Delhi

## Latest updates

- **2024-01** — Accompany Health launched publicly with $56M in Series A funding from Venrock, ARCH Venture Partners, IVP, Granite, and Evidenced.

## Links

- Website: https://accompanyhealth.com
- LinkedIn: http://www.linkedin.com/in/rahul-rajkumar-94156013
- Twitter/X: https://x.com/rahulrajkumar11

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