How a tech start-up backed by Lionel Richie is addressing the Covid-related health crisis in America

CNBC June 18, 2020
Lori Ioannou

Key Points

– Lionel Richie and Jeb Bush are backing Heal, a five-year-old start-up that is upending the $3 trillion health-care system.

– The company provides an Uber-like doctors-on-call service via a smartphone app.

– It also provides telemedicine visits through a mobile phone or online device, including teletherapy for people suffering from anxiety, depression or other psychological issues due to the pandemic and Black Live Matters protests.

– The company ranks No. 13 on the CNBC Disruptor 50 list, revealed Tuesday.

When Lionel Richie and Jeb Bush invested in five-year-old start-up Heal, they knew America was ready for a paradigm shift in the way health care was delivered. So many Americans were homebound and couldn’t visit doctors’ offices,...

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