Forbes December 15, 2023
Financial uncertainty over a doctor’s visit has become about as American as apple pie. Despite new consumer protections in the No Surprises Act meant to protect consumers from unexpected medical bills, 38% of Americans have reportedly delayed care because they’re afraid of what the bill might be.
One healthcare startup is trying to change that and recently got an infusion of funding to help.
Certainly Health, an online marketplace for booking medical visits, announced that it has raised $2.3 million, led by Pacific 8 Ventures, Y-Combinator, and other institutional and individual investors. This is the first round of investment the company has raised.
Riding the AI wave, Certainly uses machine learning to predict out-of-pocket costs for so-called shoppable healthcare services,...