MedCity News August 5, 2022
Marissa Plescia

Homeward is working to fill in the gap of primary and specialty care in rural areas. Currently working in Michigan, it hopes to use the funding to expand into other markets.

When Dr. Jennifer Schneider, CEO of rural healthcare startup Homeward, was 12 years old, she was diagnosed with type 1 diabetes. But living in rural Minnesota, she did not see an endocrinologist for a long time.

“It wasn’t until I went to medical school that I realized how scary and dangerous that was,” said Schneider, who was previously the president and chief medical officer of Livongo.

San Francisco-based Homeward is working to fill in the gap of primary and specialty care in rural areas. The company announced on Wednesday...

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