Stride Health Explained

Stride Health, Inc.
Type:Startup
Industry:Healthcare Navigation
Founder:Noah Lang
Matt Butner
Location City:San Francisco, California
Location Country:U.S.
Area Served:U.S.

Stride Health, Inc. is a California startup focused on connecting individuals with health plans under the Affordable Care Act. Its approach to the marketplace has led to coverage from Wired Magazine,[1] re/code,[2] the San Francisco Chronicle[3] and others.[4] [5] [6] It is backed by New Enterprise Associates[7] and Venrock.[8]

Services

According to Wired, the company exploits "a failing of the new federal and state health insurance marketplaces: a lack of quick recommendations tailored to specific needs of consumers." It provides a search service for consumers to find a health plan that fits their unique needs and circumstances, "such as age, gender, illnesses, medications, doctors they want to see and smoking habits." Other sources refer to this service as a "recommendation engine."[4]

In January 2015, Stride Health launched a new mobile-focused version of its healthcare recommendation engine.[9]

Personnel

The company was founded by Noah Lang (formerly of Reputation.com) and Matt Butner (formerly of [R/GA]).

Notes and References

  1. Choosing a Health Plan Is a Pain. Computers Can Do It for You . Wired . March 28, 2014 . 14 April 2014.
  2. Web site: A Stride Toward Simpler Health Insurance in California . re/code . 14 April 2014.
  3. Web site: Health care law opens opportunities for tech startups . 25 March 2014 . 14 April 2014.
  4. Web site: The Daily Startup: Stride Health Emerges As Castlight Makes Splash . Wall Street Journal . 14 April 2014.
  5. News: Internet Startup Offers Californians Quick Assessments Of Some Insurance Plans . KHN . March 28, 2014 . 14 April 2014.
  6. Web site: Calif. IT Startups Focus on Consumers Signing Up for ACA Coverage . 25 March 2014 . California Healthline . 14 April 2014.
  7. Web site: Portfolio: Stride Health . 14 April 2014.
  8. Web site: Home. 2022-02-08. Venrock. en.
  9. Jonathan Shieber, TechCrunch. “Stride Health Launches A New Mobile App For Its Healthcare Recommendation Service.” January 16, 2015. February 3, 2015.