Startup Seeks to Bring Value-Based Care Approach to Dementia
Healthcare Innovation October 11, 2024
Rippl Co-founder and CEO Kris Engskov discusses the company’s funding, business model, and participation in CMMI’s new GUIDE Model
On July 1, 2024, the CMS Innovation Center launched the Guiding an Improved Dementia Experience (GUIDE) Model, with 390 participating organizations building dementia care programs that will serve hundreds of thousands of people with Medicare nationwide. One of the GUIDE participants is a Seattle-based startup called Rippl, which recently raised $23 million in Series A capital to fund its multi-state expansion. Rippl Co-founder and CEO Kris Engskov recently spoke with Healthcare Innovation about the opportunity for value-based models in dementia care.
CMS has said the GUIDE Model, which will run for eight years, will be one of the first Innovation Center...