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Devoted Health puts a person back in the plan.
The Medicare Advantage company combines insurance, medical care, and human Guides. Its wager: helping people use healthcare can matter as much as paying for it.
The Insurance Plan That Learned the Hard Part Was the Paperwork
Pooja Ika built a Medicare Advantage insurer around a simple complaint: coverage can be generous and still be miserable to use. A 2021 application fight and a renewed 2026 enrollment freeze show just how much of this business turns on the machinery behind the benefits.
Tenure Health Bet That Medicare Needed a Better Front Door - Then Sold the Blueprint
Tenure Health started with a consumer problem - retirement healthcare feels like paperwork with a pulse. Three years, roughly $7 million and several stops and starts later, NCD bought the company for the product machinery behind the promise.
Perry Health
Perry Health is a New York-based digital health company delivering remote, doctor-led diabetes management for people living with type 2 diabetes. Members receive a cellular-connected glucose meter, unlimited test strips shipped to their door, and ongoing 1:1 support from a care team of clinicians, dietitians, and accountability coaches. The program is built for Medicare-eligible seniors and is offered at no out-of-pocket cost for those on eligible plans. Perry reports that members saw an average 2.5-point reduction in A1C within their first 12 months.