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Healthcare Access

Technology capacity for government health programs: Medicaid, Medicare, public health delivery.

16 organizations work on Healthcare Access.

Who works on it

Ad Hoc Digital Services & Consulting

Federal digital services firm founded in 2014 out of the healthcare.gov rescue. Work includes VA.gov (consolidating 500+ sites), Medicare Plan Finder, and Search.gov. Builds agency capacity through…

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Agile Six Digital Services & Consulting

Public benefit corporation delivering human-centered digital services to federal agencies. Primary focus on VA digital services and benefits delivery, CDC pandemic readiness, and CMS Medicare…

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Arnold Ventures Philanthropy

Funds evidence-based government reform including Results for America and government performance initiatives. Focus on criminal justice, health, evidence-based implementation.

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ARPA-H Government

Funds high-risk, high-reward health research via ARPA model: empowered program managers, milestone-based funding, other transaction authority. ~$1.5B annual budget.

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Sacramento-based family office and early-stage VC with an explicit govtech focus, founded by principals who ran a national govtech consulting firm for 18 years. Invests across HHS, transportation and…

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Bloom Works Digital Services & Consulting

Digital services consultancy delivering user research, service design, engineering, and content strategy to government agencies. Focus on healthcare.gov and social services modernization. Woman-owned…

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Cardinality.ai GovTech

Pre-built, low-code AI platform for health and human services agencies covering child welfare, child support, SNAP, TANF, Medicaid, and workforce programs. Serves 11 agencies in 5 states, reaching…

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Digital services team within the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services. Responsible for healthcare.gov recovery, 988 Suicide and Crisis Lifeline, and the first federal open source program office…

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Coforma Digital Services & Consulting

Federal digital services firm with strong portfolio in healthcare and civic technology (healthcare.gov, VA, USDS partnerships). SBA-certified.

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MIT-based research center running randomized evaluations with state and local governments. Its State and Local Innovation Initiative and LEVER Evaluation Incubator (with Results for America) help…

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mRelief Digital Services & Consulting

Nonprofit building text and web screeners that help residents check eligibility for SNAP, Medicaid, and other benefits. Grew out of Chi Hack Night; partners with city governments and social service…

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Nava PBC Digital Services & Consulting

Public benefit corporation delivering agile software development, user-centered design, and cloud engineering to government agencies. Built Healthcare.gov fixes and VA.gov. ~200 employees focused…

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R&D arm of the National Governors Association, providing policy analysis and direct technical assistance to governors' offices across five divisions. Runs policy academies for state teams on…

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Third Sector Capital Partners Digital Services & Consulting

Nonprofit TA firm helping government agencies design and implement outcomes-focused contracting, Pay for Success structures, and data-driven service delivery. Government agencies are primary clients.

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Healthcare VC founded in 2018 by former CMS acting administrator Andy Slavitt and David Whelan, backing companies that improve care for Medicare, Medicaid, and other underserved populations. Closed a…

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Domestic policy center providing direct technical assistance to governments and multi-university research partnerships on evidence-based policy.

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