New book outlines how to provide more equitable, high-value care in Medicaid

Welcome to Pathways, a newsletter from Waymark sharing our latest updates and insights on technology and community-based care in Medicaid.

Patient Story: "With Waymark, I feel like I've accomplished a lot compared to where I was."

When Richmond, VA resident Edna first connected with Waymark, she struggled to advocate for herself with her doctors. But the Waymark care team was able to give her the education, tools, and support she needed to practice self-advocacy, manage her medications and confidently steer her own healthcare.

Watch and read her story here.

New Study: How Cost-Effectiveness Assessments May Perpetuate Health Disparities

In a new peer-reviewed study published in Health Affairs , Waymark co-founder and Head of Clinical Sanjay Basu and co-authors explore how cost-effective analyses—one of the most commonly used tools to evaluate health interventions—may risk perpetuating health disparities.

Read the full study here and Sajay’s accompanying op-ed here.

From Veneers to Value: Data Science Can Enable High-Value Care in Medicaid

Waymark co-founders Rajaie Batniji and Sanjay Basu and VP of Data Science and AI Sadiq Patel published an article in Health Affairs on how recent advances in data science can enable Medicaid programs to proactively target rising-risk patients.

Read the article here.

Other Highlights

• Waymark was named one of Business Insider 's Most Promising Healthcare Startups of 2024. This nomination builds on our 2022 list placement and highlights how our AI and ML tools can improve outcomes for traditionally underserved communities.
• Our multidisciplinary care delivery teams help patients overcome whatever challenges they're facing – including supporting their medical, mental, and social care. Learn more about the work our pharmacists, therapists, care coordinators, and community health workers do daily through our Care Team Spotlight series.
• Afia Asamoah, Waymark's co-founder and Head of Legal and People was selected as a winner for the inagural group of f7 Catalysts. This recognition from f7 Ventures celebrates exceptional leaders at high-growth companies driving real changes in their communities.

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