Its Time to Build in Healthcare

Published: Aug. 28, 2024, 10 a.m.

Half of prescribed medications are never taken, and 88% of Americans are metabolically unhealthy. Despite spending 20% of our GDP on healthcare\u2014twice that of any other developed nation\u2014our outcomes still lag behind.\n\nIn this episode, we explore why technologists must step into the healthcare ring. Solving medicine isn\u2019t enough; we need to make healthcare a consumer-focused industry. a16z\u2019s Vijay Pandey and Daisy Wolf discuss the rise of tech founders in healthcare, the potential of AI to transform patient care, and how this shift could lead to the next trillion-dollar company.\n\nCan tech truly disrupt this complex, regulated industry?