US healthtech start-up Eligible is aiming to add clarity and certainty to the medical billing industry, which is set to be worth $55bn globally by months. Eligible's tech tells patients in advance how much their procedures will cost, what they might pay for alternatives, as well as what the co-pay will be and allows payments before the final bill. Eligible, founded by Katelyn Gleason, is focusing on scaling up and has partnered with medical systems including Cleveland Clinic, One Medical and Quest Labs to provide its service, while also open sourcing its API to allow other firms to unlock medical pricing data.
US healthtech start-up Eligible is aiming to add clarity and certainty to the medical billing industry, which is set to be worth $55bn globally by 2020. Eligible's tech tells patients in advance how much their procedures will cost, what they might pay for alternatives, as well as what the co-pay will be and allows payments before the final bill. Eligible, founded by Katelyn Gleason, is focusing on scaling up and has partnered with medical systems including Cleveland Clinic, One Medical and Quest Labs to provide its service, while also open sourcing its API to allow other firms to unlock medical pricing data.