# Rebekah Gee

> Dr. Rebekah Gee is the founder and CEO of Nest Health, the first value-based primary, behavioral, and social care provider built for whole families on Medicaid, delivered through house calls and virtual visits from a base in New Orleans. An obstetrician-gynecologist and health-policy researcher, she ran the Louisiana Department of Health from 2016 to 2020, where she led Medicaid expansion and pioneered a subscription drug-payment model for hepatitis C. She was elected to the National Academy of Medicine in 2017 and now runs a startup that has raised a $22.5M Series A to scale care for the families the system tends to forget.

- **Role:** Founder and CEO at Nest Health
- **Organizations:** Nest Health, Louisiana Department of Health (former), LSU Health Care Services Division (former), National Academy of Medicine
- **From:** Bountiful, Utah, United States
- **Nationality:** American
- **Education:** BA, American History, Columbia College, Columbia University, MPH, Health Policy and Management, Mailman School of Public Health, Columbia University, MD, Weill Medical College, Cornell University, Residency, Obstetrics and Gynecology, Harvard Medical School (Brigham and Women's / Massachusetts General), MS, Health Policy Research, Perelman School of Medicine, University of Pennsylvania
- **Known for:** Elected to the National Academy of Medicine in 2017, Led Medicaid expansion in Louisiana as state health secretary, Pioneered a subscription-based payment model giving Louisiana's Medicaid and incarcerated populations unlimited access to hepatitis C cure

## Career timeline

- **2016** — Appointed Secretary of the Louisiana Department of Health
- **2016** — Led Louisiana's Medicaid expansion, extending coverage to hundreds of thousands of residents
- **2019** — Launched a subscription 'Netflix model' drug-payment deal for unlimited hepatitis C treatment for Medicaid and incarcerated populations
- **2020** — Left state government; became CEO of Health Care Services for LSU
- **2021** — Founded Nest Health to deliver whole-family care in the home
- **2024** — Nest Health raised over $4M in seed funding, led by SpringTide
- **2025** — Nest Health announced and closed a $22.5M Series A to expand its in-home Medicaid care model

## Achievements

- Elected to the National Academy of Medicine in 2017
- Led Medicaid expansion in Louisiana as state health secretary
- Pioneered a subscription-based payment model giving Louisiana's Medicaid and incarcerated populations unlimited access to hepatitis C cure
- Named by The New York Times as one of 'Five Who Spread Hope' worldwide in 2019
- Recognized by Modern Healthcare among Women Leaders to Watch in Healthcare
- Named to New Orleans CityBusiness Power 50
- Nest Health named by CB Insights among the 10 most promising hybrid health companies and the Digital 150 worldwide
- Built a company featured on CBS 60 Minutes and Business Insider

## Latest updates

- **2025-08** — Nest Health announced a $12.5M+ Series A tranche co-led by 8VC and Blue Venture Fund to expand its in-home Medicaid model amid major policy shifts.
- **2025-11** — Nest Health closed its Series A at $22.5M, with Socium Ventures joining the board; funds earmarked for clinical products, AI-enabled care workflows, and geographic expansion.

## Links

- Website: https://nesthealth.com
- LinkedIn: http://www.linkedin.com/in/rebekahgeemd
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/nestfamilycare

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Last updated: 2026-06-08