Second Opinion August 29, 2024
RCM, transparency tools, HSA/FSAs and more
This post was co-written with Chris Ellis, CEO of Thatch, the modern health benefits platform.
One of the biggest black boxes in the healthcare industry involves the flow of money. What entity is getting paid, by whom, and ultimately who’s the one footing the bill. It’s opaque and for good reason – there’s literally dozens of middlemen that are incentivized to keep it that way.
So one of the trends we’re most excited about involves the intersection of payments or financial technology and health care. This area historically hasn’t received the investment dollars and attention that it warrants, given that revenue cycle alone is a $150 billion market. To...