Diverge Health LLC (Diverge Health) will provide tools to primary care professionals to support value-based care for Medicaid beneficiaries. The company acquired the intellectual property of New York-based City Health Works for an undisclosed sum. The company will take lessons learned from City Health Works and deploy its model as a component of a broader offering to primary care providers in 2023.
The company was formed by Binoy Bhansali, Manmeet Kaur, and Anne Robinson. Mr. Kaur founded City Health Works in 2012. Like City Health Works, Diverge Health will partner with primary care practices and deploy local community health worker-led, technology-enabled health coaching services to high-needs patients. Patients enrolled in the program saw a greater than 45 percent reduction in year-over-year cost of care, a 50 percent reduction in emergency room visits, and significant clinical improvements overall while boasting a net promoter score of 90.
Diverge Health is backed by well-known health care venture funds, including Triple Aim Partners and GV (Google Ventures). Diverge Health intends to scale and adopt the City Health Works solution for primary care professionals nationwide.
Mr. Kaur will serve Diverge Health as chief population health officer. Mr. Bhansali will serve as chief executive officer. Previously Mr. Bhansali headed diversification efforts at SCAN, a non-profit health care organization serving older adults. He also served as a partner at venture capital firm Sandbox Industries, where he invested in healthcare services companies focused on serving low-income patient populations. Ms. Robinson will serve as chief people and network development officer. Previously, Ms. Robinson was executive vice president of growth for VillageMD, a risk-based primary care provider organization.
This was reported by Diverge Health LLC on March 15, 2023, at https://www.newswire.com/news/diverge-health-launched-to-build-upon-a-decade-of-experience-serving-21982633 (accessed April 7, 2023).
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