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Columbia Business School @columbiabusiness.bsky.social · 09/02/2026

In her new book, Massively Better Healthcare, CBS Professor Halle Tecco outlines a practical roadmap for earning trust, using #AI responsibly, and creating lasting change as a #healthcare innovator. bit.ly/4ql114Y

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Halle Tecco, MPH, MBA @halle.blue · 20/01/2026

And so it begins... I hope to see many familiar faces as I traverse the country (+ London) to talk to healthcare innovators about the important work they are doing. Check out the full schedule and RSVP to join me 👉 www.massivelybetterhealthcare.com/book-tour

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Halle Tecco, MPH, MBA @halle.blue · 17/09/2025

It is absolutely nerve-racking to put this out into the world, but my hope is that it finds its way into the hands of those ready to make change. My book, published by @columbiaup.bsky.social, is available for pre-order now. www.massivelybetterhealthcare.com

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Massively Better Healthcare

Read the innovator's guide to tackling healthcare's biggest challenges.

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Halle Tecco, MPH, MBA @halle.blue · 16/04/2025

I'm saying the quiet part out loud: Angel investing no longer makes sense for me. Here's why I stepped back from angel investing after 15 years backing 54 startups, and what I'm doing instead 👇 halletecco.substack.com/p/why-i-stop...

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🔍 Why I stopped angel investing after 15 years (and what I'm doing instead)

Plus: My interview with Oscar co-founder Mario Schlosser

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Halle Tecco, MPH, MBA @halle.blue · 05/03/2025

We're seeing more and more "pharm to table" innovation. Novo just announced a D2C pharmacy for cash-paying patients on Wegovy, and they've slashed the price from $1,500 to $499/month. We give pharma a hard time for high prices. But unlike most of healthcare, drug prices actually go down over time.

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Halle Tecco, MPH, MBA @halle.blue · 03/03/2025

Steve Kraus and I had a lot to cover for this month's Digital Health Download over on The Heart of Healthcare Podcast, including the viral beef between a surgeon and UnitedHealthcare. Tune in wherever you listen to podcasts! Apple: lnkd.in/exRVczA6 Spotify: lnkd.in/eietCssb

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Halle Tecco, MPH, MBA @halle.blue · 17/02/2025

Full-body MRIs are a controversial and expensive screening tool that some believe could revolutionize early cancer detection, while others worry they create unnecessary anxiety and waste medical resources. We dive into this topic on The Heart of Healthcare: podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/t...

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The Low Down on Full-Body MRIs | Ezra Founder & CEO Emi Gal

Podcast Episode · The Heart of Healthcare | A Digital Health Podcast · 02/17/2025 · 41m

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Building H @buildingh.bsky.social · 11/02/2025

Our co-founder @thgoetz.bsky.social joined @halle.blue and @mtesquivel.bsky.social on the Heart of Healthcare podcast to discuss the Building H Index and the bigger question of how businesses can make it easier for people to live healthy: podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/t...

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Can We Make Companies Care About Your Health? | Building H Co-Founder Thomas Goetz

Podcast Episode · The Heart of Healthcare | A Digital Health Podcast · 02/10/2025 · 36m

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Halle Tecco, MPH, MBA @halle.blue · 12/02/2025

Love the subtle resistance from the @statnews.com team.

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Halle Tecco, MPH, MBA @halle.blue · 06/02/2025

Mark was ahead of his time 🙄

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Halle Tecco, MPH, MBA @halle.blue · 21/01/2025

This week we hosted D.A. Wallach on The Heart of Healthcare Podcast! From questioning the "doctor" honorific to calling large health systems "the root of evil," D.A. continues to challenge healthcare's sacred cows and offers a provocative vision for the future. podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/t...

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Is Medicine an Art or a Science? | Venture Capitalist D.A. Wallach

Podcast Episode · The Heart of Healthcare | A Digital Health Podcast · 01/20/2025 · 36m

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Halle Tecco, MPH, MBA @halle.blue · 21/01/2025

"Healthcare attracts a lot of good people, but it also attracts a lot of morally unscrupulous people who consistently demonstrate their willingness to do horribly unethical stuff to make a lot of money." - @dawallach.bsky.social

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Halle Tecco, MPH, MBA @halle.blue · 14/01/2025

No one should need to go viral to fund medical care. No family should face bankruptcy bc they got sick. No parent should have to beg online to save their child. We are the richest country in the world. We spend more on healthcare than anywhere else. Charity is noble but solutions would be better.

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Halle Tecco, MPH, MBA @halle.blue · 14/01/2025

Celebs like Kristen Bell are sharing medical GoFundMe campaigns to help families get the care they need. While it's kind of them to do this, charity is not a healthcare policy. It's a bandage on a gaping wound when what we need is t̶o̶ ̶b̶l̶o̶w̶ ̶i̶t̶ ̶a̶l̶l̶ ̶u̶p̶ systemic change. people.com/kristen-bell...

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Kristen Bell Is Sharing 1 Health-Related GoFundMe Every Day to Help a Family in Need: ‘Something Needs to Be Done’ (Exclusive)

Kristen Bell, 44, has teamed up with internet star Tommy Marcus, better known as Quentin Quarantino, to promote one health-related GoFundMe page each day.

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Halle Tecco, MPH, MBA @halle.blue · 06/01/2025

Could 2025 mark the return of animal spirits to healthcare investing?! This week on the Heart of Healthcare Podcast, we welcome VC legend Annie Lamont on the show to discuss our 2025 digital health predictions. open.spotify.com/episode/15wi...

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🔮 2025 Digial Health Predictions | Oak HC/FT VC Annie Lamont

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Halle Tecco, MPH, MBA @halle.blue · 02/01/2025

Medical debt creates an unnecessary cascade of preventable adverse health outcomes, including premature death. Medical debt is killing Americans.

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Halle Tecco, MPH, MBA @halle.blue · 02/01/2025

Nearly 3 in 10 working-age Americans are paying off medical or dental debt. This debt is a risk factor for poor health outcomes in and of itself. It forces people to delay care, skip medications, and reduce spending on basic needs. It also causes anxiety and worry.

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Halle Tecco, MPH, MBA @halle.blue · 30/12/2024

We cover: 💰 Digital health funding at ~$10B, w/ fewer mega-deals but healthier fundamentals 🤖 How 40% of investment dollars went to AI 🔄 Why M&A hit decades-low levels 🏢 9 VC funds raising 50% of all venture capital 🏥 The resilience of 2020-2022's unicorn cohort in navigating the downturn & more!

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Halle Tecco, MPH, MBA @halle.blue · 30/12/2024

Today, we're looking back at 2024 in the Heart of Healthcare Podcast 2024 Digital Health Year End Review 📣 Spotify: open.spotify.com/show/24Qn4rI... Apple: podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/t...

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Halle Tecco, MPH, MBA @halle.blue · 30/12/2024

“In a country as rich as the United States, blessed with talented medical professionals, world-class hospitals and research institutes, and an almost unparalleled capacity for technological innovation, the lack of universal health coverage should be a national scandal.” — Jimmy Carter

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Halle Tecco, MPH, MBA @halle.blue · 27/12/2024

Read the @johnshopkinssph.bsky.social report here: americanhealth.jhu.edu/sites/defaul...

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Halle Tecco, MPH, MBA @halle.blue · 27/12/2024

When I was born, babies in the U.S. and the U.K. could expect to live to the same age. Today, Americans have a shorter life expectancy than Brits. The reason for this new gap boils down to four very American things: ❤️‍🩹 Cardiovascular disease 💉 Overdoses 🚗 Car crashes 🔫 Gun violence

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God @thegodshow.com · 16/12/2024

Hey corporate media, Thou shalt not spend thousands of hours on one CEO’s shooting and only one hour on a classroom of children.

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Halle Tecco, MPH, MBA @halle.blue · 14/12/2024

I welcome all healthcare stakeholders to present ideas to help make healthcare work better for all Americans. This article shares nada. www.nytimes.com/2024/12/13/o...

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Halle Tecco, MPH, MBA @halle.blue · 11/12/2024

🪦 15% went bankrupt ‼️ Those that went public via SPAC were 6x as likely to go bankrupt 🤝 17% were taken private through M&A 📉 74% are valued below their IPO price 🧢 81% are small cap, 16% are midcap (market value $2-10 billion), and just one is large cap ($10 billion+) ✨ A few have remained strong

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Halle Tecco, MPH, MBA @halle.blue · 11/12/2024

Last week (which somehow feels like a century ago?) I covered what happened to the digital health unicorns of 2020-2022. I was planning to also do a deep dive into the companies that went public during that period, but I won't have time. So here are my findings 👇

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Halle Tecco, MPH, MBA @halle.blue · 09/12/2024

Today, I wrapped up a 13-week virtual innovation course at @harvardmed.bsky.social, where students worked on solutions for problems ranging from the short half-life of isotopes in radiopharmaceuticals to the opioid crisis. These students are why I remain a healthcare optimist!

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Isabella Cueto @isabellacueto.bsky.social · 06/12/2024

What happened this week — a CEO's killing, and a grim outpouring of celebration — says a lot about how Americans feel about healthcare, @bobjherman.bsky.social and @tarabannow.bsky.social report. “I don’t think it’s just anger. I think it’s pain," one prof. said: www.statnews.com/2024/12/06/u...

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Killing of UnitedHealthcare CEO brings resentment of the health care system to the fore

People are grappling with two heavy subjects at once: the callousness of the slaying, and an undercurrent of deep-seated anger at the health care industry.

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Halle Tecco, MPH, MBA @halle.blue · 06/12/2024

We’re overdue for some introspection as healthcare leaders.

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Halle Tecco, MPH, MBA @halle.blue · 04/12/2024

I joined Twitter in 2007 and don’t remember what it was like at first! But I miss what it was like before the trolls took over.

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Halle Tecco, MPH, MBA @halle.blue · 03/12/2024

I get exactly no engagement on this platform and it’s still infinitely better than supporting Elon and his incels.

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Halle Tecco, MPH, MBA @halle.blue · 03/12/2024

This is one policy I can get behind!

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Halle Tecco, MPH, MBA @halle.blue · 03/12/2024

3/3 ⁉️ So, what happened to all those companies that reached unicorn status during the ZIRP era? I looked at 64 digital health companies that hit $1B+ valuations during this time, and the answer will surprise you! www.halletecco.com/blog/digital...

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What Happened to the Digital Health Unicorns of 2020-2022? — Halle Tecco

Disclaimer: I’m an investor in several companies in this cohort, including Cityblock, Kindbody, Omada Health, Everly Health, and Viz.ai. 2020-2022 were exceptional years for venture funding, with he...

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Halle Tecco, MPH, MBA @halle.blue · 03/12/2024

2/3 🎢 But what goes up must come down—or, in the case of interest rates, must go up again. VC appetite waned in 2023 as the era of easy money came to an end. Digital health funding plummeted to less than half of 2021's. Simply put, there was less follow-on funding available.

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Halle Tecco, MPH, MBA @halle.blue · 03/12/2024

1/3 💸 2020-2022 were exceptional years for venture funding, with healthcare founders raising at generous valuations. During this period, cash was both cheap and abundant due to historically low interest rates. The number of deals, the valuations, and the amount raised all skyrocketed.

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Halle Tecco, MPH, MBA @halle.blue · 02/12/2024

Good morning early birds! Our monthly Digital Health Download is live. Listen now👇 podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/t...

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Halle Tecco, MPH, MBA @halle.blue · 25/11/2024

Entrepreneurial experience pays off regardless of the outcome. Don't let fear of failure hold you back!

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Halle Tecco, MPH, MBA @halle.blue · 25/11/2024

A 2022 study from the National Bureau of Economic Research of 30,000 VC-backed founders found that founders of failed VC-backed startups typically obtained jobs about three years more senior and with 5% higher wages than their non-founder peers.

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Halle Tecco, MPH, MBA @halle.blue · 25/11/2024

Entrepreneurship is a valuable experience whether your startup succeeds or fails. In fact, founders whose companies fail still end up better off than peers who never started companies to begin with.

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