The health care industry is being forced into some radical (for health care) change brought on by a host of catalysts. One of those, direct contracting, we have covered in depth. Other models go by names such as BPCI, Value-based Purchasing, Advanced Primary Care and the new CHART. The idea that employers, states and the federal government will almost indefinitely pay increasingly higher prices for health care is arriving at its natural conclusion to be replaced by...something.
Marcus Whitney of Jumpstart Health Investors has the unique perspective of someone who sees hundreds of business ideas each year. He joins us to talk through what early state companies and their investors are thinking about this not-so-new-but-now-viable trend.
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Wednesday, July 7th @ 12:30PM (Add to Outlook Calendar) Connection details: CLICK HERE for event details (includes video and materials link) (Live Video Only Followed by Q & A) |
About Marcus Whitney. Marcus is a self-taught software developer, entrepreneur, and venture capitalist with a track record of success in all areas.
Prior to co-founding Jumpstart Health Investors, he was the Director of Technology and Partner at Emma Email Marketing, acquired by Campaign Monitor, and Co-Founder at Clariture Health, a HIPAA compliant digital ad management platform, acquired by Trilliant Health.
Marcus is the founder and General Partner of Jumpstart Nova, the first Black healthcare venture fund in America, launched in 2020 to make seed and Series A investments in promising Black-led healthcare companies. Marcus was the founder and CEO of the Health:Further conference, which operated from 2015-2018, adding thousands of leaders in health innovation from around the country to Jumpstart Health Investors' network. As Founding Partner of Jumpstart Health Investors, Marcus was the initial architect of the algorithm used to score over one thousand early-stage healthcare companies for consideration by Jumpstart Foundry, the firm's pre-seed index fund.
Marcus has made his mark on the city of Nashville through a variety of avenues. Marcus brought professional soccer to the city as co-founder and minority owner of Major League Soccer team, Nashville Soccer Club. Marcus is also a member of the board of the Country Music Hall of Fame® and Museum, the Nashville Convention and Visitors Corporation, and Launch Tennessee.
Marcus is the author of the Amazon #1 best-selling book "Create and Orchestrate", about claiming your Creative Power through entrepreneurship. Marcus has been featured by Entrepreneur, CNBC, Inc., NPR, Fast Company, and The Atlantic.
