2:30 PM - 3:00 PM (CDT)

Innovating Through America’s Healthcare Crisis

Featuring Allison Sesso, President and CEO, Undue Medical Debt; Shelly Towns, Chief Marketing Officer, Lantern and Ambalika Williams, Senior Campaign Strategist for Reproductive Freedom, American Civil Liberties Union
Moderated by David Salazar, Staff Editor, Fast Company

The U.S. healthcare system has a long history of being unnecessarily complex, fragmented, and expensive. Within the last year, however, these challenges have only been exacerbated. The government has overhauled agencies including the National Institutes of Health and Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, slashed medical research grants, allowed for the expiration of Affordable Care Act subsidies, and defunded reproductive and gender-affirming care. Meanwhile, healthcare workers remain overburdened by staffing shortages. As the U.S. healthcare system continues to deteriorate, who is filling in the gaps? This panel highlights the companies and organizations that are stepping up and innovating at a time when old solutions are no longer reliable ones.

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