It’s no secret our population is aging fast. According to the US Census Bureau, 10,000 Baby Boomers hit that 65 landmark year each day. In fact 2025 is predicted to be “peak 65” demographically – with more than 11,000 Boomers crossing the daily line. Unfortunately as we age – more of us develop dementia and Alzheimer’s – with most of the associated costs paid by Medicare. It’s estimated that for Alzheimer’s care alone – costs are as much as 2.8 times higher than for other seniors.
So Medicare has begun an experimental program called Guide. Partnering with some private, digitally oriented companies to create better dementia outcomes - both personally for older people and their caretakers and financially for Medicare.
One of those companies is Tembo Health – founded and run by Dr. Anurag Gupta. He’s a practicing emergency physician with both an MBA and an additional degree and board certification in Clinical Infomatics. And lots and lots of real world experience at top rated hospitals.
The concept of public-private partnering in healthcare isn’t new; but it’s certainly not every venture capitalist- financed start-up which hopes to make its mark with dementia care. So here’s my really useful conversation with Dr. Anurag Gupta:
https://www.cms.gov/priorities/innovation/innovation-models/guide
YouTube Episode link: https://youtu.be/3Dw1rnp8Rc0
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