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Announcing Ipsita Smolinski and Misti Ushio's paper that lays a pathway to turbocharge investment in women's health. -------------- Digitalis Commons Research and Capitol Street Release Joint Report Identifying Policy and Investment Opportunities in Women’s Health—and A Path Forward Washington, D.C.?— In a?new collaboration, Misti Ushio, PhD, Managing Partner at Digitalis Ventures, and Ipsita Smolinski, MBA & MPH, Managing Director at Capitol Street, have co-authored a paper that brings fresh urgency and clarity to one of the most underfunded and overlooked sectors in healthcare: women’s health. The paper explores how both?policy design?and?investment frameworks?have contributed to historical underinvestment—and offers actionable strategies to change course. Even though women make up more than half the population, women's health continues to be marginalized in both public policy and capital markets. The paper identifies persistent barriers, such as fragmented regulatory oversight, insufficient data collection, and unclear reimbursement pathways, that make capital allocation in women’s health less attractive to investors. At the same time, the authors spotlight?existing policy tools and federal initiatives—including NIH funding structures, CMS reimbursement models, and FDA regulatory modernization—that, if re-focused on women’s health, could catalyze both innovation and investment. “We need to reframe women’s health as both a healthcare economic imperative and a compelling investment category,” said Ipsita Smolinski. “There are also simple policy changes we can adopt that could make a real difference in health outcomes.” “This is not just about unlocking capital—it is about designing policy that creates the right conditions for long-term change,” said Misti Ushio. “Our research shows that coordinated policy can create the clarity investors need to engage meaningfully in women’s health innovation.” This joint effort between Digitalis Research, a member of the Digitalis Group, an applied research organization building new ideas at the intersection of health and technology which includes Digitalis Ventures and Digitalis Commons; and?Capitol Street, a premier healthcare policy consultancy based in Washington, DC, is part of a broader push to align capital markets with public health goals. By identifying where policy and investment can intersect more effectively, the analysis aims to influence both legislative agendas and capital deployment strategies. Media Contact: For Digitalis Research: Kate Felsen |?[email protected] For Capitol Street: Allison Sullivan | [email protected] https://lnkd.in/eXHuE44k

Women's health is finally getting the attention it deserves...from policy makers to investors and the capital markets. Thank you J.P. Morgan for devoting an afternoon to women's health at the 43rd annual JPMHC conference. Ipsita Smolinski Julia Owens Kate Jackson Hobbs, CFA Misti Ushio Juan Camilo Arjona Ferreira Stasia Obremskey T. Rowe Price Digitalis Ventures GV (Google Ventures) Organon Foreground Capital

Another good one! Thank you J.P. Morgan. As esteemed panel will be discussing targeted neoantigen therapies with Capitol Street's Ipsita Smolinski and ReCode Therapeutics Ariel Kantor, PhD

See you at JPMorgan Healthcare 2025! AI & Diagnostics ... a hot topic in a new Congress. Thank you Ipsita Smolinski Troy Tazbaz Jennifer Leib Lee Fleisher Kate Sasser Rachel Vatnsdal for your critical work to make healthcare work work better. J.P. Morgan Tempus AI FDA

Well said. See you at #JPMHC2025 J.P. Morgan. Thank you for prioritizing #Womenshealth! Ipsita Smolinski will provide policy and regulatory landscape to continue this critical mission with Misti Ushio, Kate Jackson Hobbs, CFA, Stasia Obremskey, Julia Owens, Juan Camilo Arjona Ferreira, Digitalis Ventures, T. Rowe Price, Organon, Foreground Capital

#Thankyou to our clients, partners, colleagues, advisors & friends for joining us on November 8. Clearly, we have a busy year ahead in #healthcarepolicy!

Capitol Street participated in the Leukemia & Lymphoma Society’s Light The Night event in Reston, walking together to honor and remember those impacted by blood cancers. We're proud to stand alongside LLS and our community to bring light and hope to those fighting blood cancer. Allison Sullivan Ji Hye Lee Ipsita Smolinski Eric Assaraf Thank you to our employees & families & especially The Leukemia & Lymphoma Society

Looking forward to discussing the future of mRNA medicines, unmet therapeutic needs, reimbursement pathways, and evolving science with leading capital markets professionals! Join us in Boston if you can. Wellington Management Matrix Capital Management ReCode Therapeutics Piper Sandler https://lnkd.in/eRK3jyu3

Thank you Association for Value-Based Cancer Care for another terrific oncology meeting featuring Capitol Street: Buy-Side and Sell-Side views of oncology, VBC. We covered the election outlook and more. Thank you for featuring Ipsita Smolinski along with J.P. Morgan, Gilmartin Group LLC & Excellere Partners.

Board retreat in Minneapolis! We explored healthcare payment & legislation likely to impact hospital systems in a post-election policy world 2025+ 340B, Cell & Gene Therapy, GLP-1s, State Directed Payments. McAllister & Quinn?Ipsita Smolinski Grateful to be a part of it