Company:Stride Health

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Stride Health, Inc.
TypeStartup
IndustryHealthcare Navigation
FounderNoah Lang
Matt Butner
Headquarters,
U.S.
Area served
U.S.
WebsiteStrideHealth.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]

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."[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]

Personnel

The company was founded by Noah Lang (formerly of Reputation.com) and Matt Butner (formerly of [R/GA]).[1]

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 "Choosing a Health Plan Is a Pain. Computers Can Do It for You". Wired. March 28, 2014. https://www.wired.com/2014/03/stride-health-insurance/. Retrieved 14 April 2014. 
  2. "A Stride Toward Simpler Health Insurance in California". re/code. http://recode.net/2014/03/17/a-stride-toward-simpler-health-insurance-in-california/. Retrieved 14 April 2014. 
  3. "Health care law opens opportunities for tech startups". 25 March 2014. http://www.sfgate.com/health/article/Health-care-law-opens-opportunities-for-tech-5345473.php. Retrieved 14 April 2014. 
  4. 4.0 4.1 "The Daily Startup: Stride Health Emerges As Castlight Makes Splash". Wall Street Journal. https://blogs.wsj.com/venturecapital/2014/03/17/the-daily-startup-stride-health-emerges-as-castlight-makes-splash/. Retrieved 14 April 2014. 
  5. "Internet Startup Offers Californians Quick Assessments Of Some Insurance Plans". KHN. March 28, 2014. http://www.kaiserhealthnews.org/stories/2014/march/28/internet-startup-offers-californians-quick-assessments-of-some-insurance-plans.aspx. Retrieved 14 April 2014. 
  6. "Calif. IT Startups Focus on Consumers Signing Up for ACA Coverage". California Healthline. 25 March 2014. http://www.californiahealthline.org/articles/2014/3/25/calif-it-startups-focus-on-consumers-signing-up-for-aca-coverage. Retrieved 14 April 2014. 
  7. "Portfolio: Stride Health". http://www.nea.com/portfolio/stride-health. Retrieved 14 April 2014. 
  8. "Home" (in en). https://www.venrock.com/. 
  9. Jonathan Shieber, TechCrunch. “Stride Health Launches A New Mobile App For Its Healthcare Recommendation Service.” January 16, 2015. February 3, 2015.