Inc. May 19, 2022
Bill Saporito

Transcarent founder Glen Tullman says effective, affordable health care for all is possible–and his company has the right model to make it happen.

If you take the drug Humira to treat the skin condition plaque psoriasis, the cost is $35,000 annually. If you have insurance where you work, as more than 156 million Americans do, it will foot most of the bill. That’s $350,000 over 10 years. Yet a cheaper solution exists, a handheld light-therapy device called Zerigo that is just as effective at a 10th of the cost. Most patients and employers don’t know about it, because their insurer doesn’t approve this treatment. So you and your company pay too much.

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