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| Type | Startup |
|---|---|
| Industry | Healthcare Navigation |
| Founded | 1 January 2013  |
| Founder | Noah Lang Matt Butner |
| Headquarters | , U.S. |
Area served | U.S. |
| Website | StrideHealth.com |
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]
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." [1] 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." [1] 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]
The company was founded by Noah Lang (formerly of Reputation.com) and Matt Butner (formerly of [R/GA]). [1]
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