Understood Care is a healthcare artificial intelligence company based in New York City[4] that was accepted into Y Combinator's Summer 2024 batch[5]. The company provides healthcare personal assistants for Medicare patients[2]. According to the company, 88% of US adults cite difficulties navigating the healthcare system[3]. Understood Care matches Medicare patients with Patient Advocates at little to no cost, helping patients access care through resource identification and paperwork assistance[3]. The company leverages AI and healthcare expertise to serve the 68 million Medicare patients in the United States[3]. Patient advocacy became a covered benefit by Medicare in 2024[3]. As of the Y Combinator directory listing, Understood Care maintains an active status[6] with a team of seven members[13].
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- The American healthcare system is complicated. 88% of US adults cite difficulties navigating the healthcare system. The good news is patient advocacy became a covered benefit by Medicare in 2024. Understood Care matches Medicare patients with a healthcare personal assistant (known as a Patient Advocate) at little to no cost to the patient. Patient Advocates help patients patients access care - finding resources, helping fill out paperwork, and much more. Understood Care uses AI and healthcare expertise to deliver the highest quality patient advocacy to the 68 million Medicare patients in the US. [3]
- The American healthcare system is complicated. 88% of US adults cite difficulties navigating the healthcare system. The good news is patient advocacy became a covered benefit by Medicare in 2024. Understood Care matches Medicare patients with a healthcare personal assistant (known as a Patient Advocate) at little to no cost to the patient. Patient Advocates help patients patients access care - finding resources, helping fill out paperwork, and much more. Understood Care uses AI and healthcare expertise to deliver the highest quality patient advocacy to the 68 million Medicare patients in the US.[9]
- The American healthcare system is complicated. 88% of US adults cite difficulties navigating the healthcare system. The good news is patient advocacy became a covered benefit by Medicare in 2024. Understood Care matches Medicare patients with a healthcare personal assistant (known as a Patient Advocate) at little to no cost to the patient. Patient Advocates help patients patients access care - finding resources, helping fill out paperwork, and much more. Understood Care uses AI and healthcare expertise to deliver the highest quality patient advocacy to the 68 million Medicare patients in the US. [22]
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- Understood Care is a Y Combinator-backed AI company headquartered in New York City, Summer 2024 batch[10]
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