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The Future of Medicine: 15 Startups Reshaping Healthcare in San Francisco

San Francisco, a city known for its thriving startup ecosystem, has become a hub for groundbreaking advancements in the medical field. From biotechnology and artificial intelligence to medical devices and therapeutics, these 15 startups are spearheading innovation and revolutionizing healthcare as we know it. Join us as we delve into the exciting world of medical startups in San Francisco.

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Ostomy Peer Support Program

Emily Gray, MSN, CRNP, CEN, is a nurse practitioner and ostomate who directs the Peer Support program at Better Health. After realizing that ostomates have far more to learn than just pouch changes and basic troubleshooting, she became a peer coach.

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BETTER HEALTH SERVES AS ‘CENTRAL ACCESS’ FOR MEDICAL SUPPLIES

With diabetes often at the center of a host of chronic and comorbid conditions, Better Health’s expansion into that market, particularly related to continuous glucose monitors, was a natural next step.

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Better Health Added to Cigna's Medicare Advantage Network.  

Better Health, a nationwide chronic condition support and medical supply provider, announced today that it is now in network for Medicare Advantage (MA) customers of Cigna, a global health service company. 

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BETTER HEALTH JOINS CIGNA NETWORK

Better Health, a national chronic condition support and medical supply provider, is now in-network for Medicare Advantage customers of Cigna.  

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Better Health expands medical supply offerings to people with diabetes

Better Health, the nationwide chronic condition support and medical supply provider, announced last week that it has expanded its offerings to those living with diabetes.

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Reducing the Frequency of Hospital Visits for Patients With Chronic Conditions

For most people facing life with a chronic condition, direct support that helps them live comfortable, happy lives isn’t readily available.

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Beyond Telehealth: How Tailored Care Can Improve Outcomes for Vulnerable Populations

Before we can consider telehealth as part of ongoing, longitudinal healthcare, there are major issues that need to be addressed.

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Podcast: Shawna & Lala on the Radio

Better Health CEO Naama Stauber Breckler and Emily Gray, MSN, CRNP, CEN talk about the services Better Health provides for Ostomy and Urology patients after surgery. 

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Naama Stauber Breckler On How Technology Can Make An Impact On Overall Wellness

The editors at Authority Magazine interviewed leaders of tech companies who have created products that make a positive change in people’s lives.

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Former Aetna Exec On Improving Outcomes

Social determinants like loneliness and isolation can be as lethal as smoking a pack of cigarettes per day, says Dr. Robert Mirsky, who recently joined Better Health’s board of advisors.

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Making Healthcare More Accessible with HealthIT

“During the pandemic, we’ve seen a much deeper increase of people searching for solutions at home because previously they used to get their medical supplies in a local shop, or maybe it got shut down,” Stauber Breckler says. “These vulnerable populations didn’t want to risk leaving their homes, which increased the need to easily and affordably get access from home.”

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BETTER HEALTH BACKS UP MODEL

Better Health, an online provider of ostomy and urological supplies that has grown 30% month-over-month since its launch in 2020, is entering a new growth phase, says CEO Naama Stauber Breckler.

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This company is bringing healthcare to patients' front doors

The workplace isn’t the only thing to build a permanent presence within our homes as a result of the pandemic — healthcare is also finding its place in our personal spaces.After years working in healthcare, Naama Stauber Beckler realized that the existing system was failing some individuals, especially those managing health conditions that require at-home supplies.

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How Tech Can Play Part in Overcoming the Healthcare, Medical Supply Chain Issues Caused by COVID-19

Naama Stauber Breckler, CEO of Better Health, recalls majority of the country and world were homebound at a time and society’s reliance on care and supplies were more through online retail and home delivery. With quicker access to these supplies, shortages were more prone to happen.

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Better Health Wants To Modernize Medical Supply

Better Health, an Israeli medtech startup working to modernize the medical supply industry, raised $10 million in a Series A funding round led by Caffeinated Capital and General Catalyst.

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Better Health raises $10 million Series A to scale its bundled medical supply model

Better Health offers an end-to-end chronic condition care solution that bundles peer support, education, telehealth, and the home delivery of medical supplies. It can help users discover and purchase the right medical equipment for them to treat underlying medical chronic conditions and provide additional care, as well as a personalized management solution all from home.

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Startup medical supplier Better Health boasts $10M in latest funding round

Better Health aims to crack into the $60 billion durable medical equipment market with an e-commerce platform. Its tool provides patients with personalized product recommendations as well as estimates for out-of-pocket costs and handles necessary medical and insurance paperwork.

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BETTER HEALTH SECURES ADDITIONAL FUNDING

Funding will be used to build out the company’s capabilities to include specialized telehealth services covered by insurance, expand its model of bundled supplies, education and telehealth into new categories of products and chronic conditions, and expand its partnerships with health systems and payers.

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How this company plans to be (more than) the Amazon of medical supplies

Sometimes it's not about inventing a better product but getting it into the hands of the right people. Just ask Naama Stauber Breckler.Soon after the former Israeli military software engineer graduated from Stanford University with an MBA, she co-founded and led a company that developed urinary catheters for people with chronic bladder problems to use themselves. 

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Startup medical supplier Better Health secures $3.5M seed round, partnerships with Humana, Oscar

Startup medical supplier Better Health has officially launched with $3.5 million in seed funding and partnerships with Humana and Oscar Health.

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