Through the Looking Glass
Inc.|May - June 2022
Glen Tullman envisions an upside-down world-one where health care isn't broken and patients get the treatment they need at a cost they can afford. Now all he needs to do is bring transparency to a system that, by design, is anything but clear.
- By Bill Saporito. Photograph by Kevin Serna
Through the Looking Glass

If you take the drug Humira to treat the skin condition plaque psoriasis, the cost is $35,000 annually. If you have insurance where you work, as more than 156 million Americans do, it will foot most of the bill. That's $350,000 over 10 years. Yet a cheaper solution exists, a handheld light-therapy device called Zerigo that is just as effective at a 10th of the cost. Most patients and employers don't know about it, because their insurer doesn't approve this treatment. So you and your company pay too much.

Hell's waiting room has a special spot reserved for insurers. The deductibles, the coverage limits, the life-sapping paperwork that adds stress to whatever is actually ailing you. (Their inability to approve an equally effective, far cheaper device.) Employers hate them, doctors hate them, hospitals hate them, for raising costs while usurping billions in profits.

But nobody hates insurers the way Glen Tullman does. You're never going to see United Health saying, 'Next year, we're going to reduce our earnings and reduce our profits to help the health care system operate more efficiently.' It's the opposite,” he says.

For years, the serial entrepreneur from Chicago has channeled that bile into startups tackling problematic pieces of the puzzle. (Zerigo doesn't just exemplify the illogic of our health care system; it's also one of his disruptive investments.) Now, Tullman aims to make health care cheaper and better, full stop. So, he's attacking the insurers directly.

この蚘事は Inc. の May - June 2022 版に掲茉されおいたす。

7 日間の Magzter GOLD 無料トラむアルを開始しお、䜕千もの厳遞されたプレミアム ストヌリヌ、9,000 以䞊の雑誌や新聞にアクセスしおください。

この蚘事は Inc. の May - June 2022 版に掲茉されおいたす。

7 日間の Magzter GOLD 無料トラむアルを開始しお、䜕千もの厳遞されたプレミアム ストヌリヌ、9,000 以䞊の雑誌や新聞にアクセスしおください。

INC.のその他の蚘事すべお衚瀺
Karen Dillon
Inc.

Karen Dillon

I moved my wedding to attend a company offsite. It was a terrible decision, but a vital lesson on balance.

time-read
3 分  |
Winter 2024/2025
The Ultimate Home-Based Business
Inc.

The Ultimate Home-Based Business

Thirty years since her breakout on Friends, Courteney Cox is taking on a new role-entrepreneur.

time-read
8 分  |
Winter 2024/2025
An Uphill Battle
Inc.

An Uphill Battle

Zwift has been through layoffs and a leadership change in 2024, but co-founder and CEO Eric Min says he's learned that building a startup, like cycling, is an endurance test.

time-read
3 分  |
Winter 2024/2025
The GLOW UP
Inc.

The GLOW UP

How Glossier broke free from DTC, survived the skeptics, and finally achieved profitability.

time-read
8 分  |
Winter 2024/2025
The Snack That Gives Back
Inc.

The Snack That Gives Back

With a new partnership, SkinnyDipped is supporting women founders worldwide.

time-read
2 分  |
Winter 2024/2025
A New Path to SuCCESS
Inc.

A New Path to SuCCESS

AllTrails may have achieved the impossible-an app that truly helps you get away from it all.

time-read
8 分  |
Winter 2024/2025
The Back-lash Survivors
Inc.

The Back-lash Survivors

Don't challenge Elizabeth Gore and Carolyn Rodz to a game of highs and lows. The Hello Alice co-founders will win-by a long shot.

time-read
6 分  |
Winter 2024/2025
The Spa Surge
Inc.

The Spa Surge

Prime IV Hydration & Wellness has successfully weathered stormy waters.

time-read
2 分  |
Winter 2024/2025
Riding the Waves
Inc.

Riding the Waves

With Beehiiv, Tyler Denk built a buzzy newsletter platform and a brash online persona. Both are lucrative.

time-read
8 分  |
Winter 2024/2025
Home Economics
Inc.

Home Economics

How Chairish brought the circular economy to furniture.

time-read
2 分  |
Winter 2024/2025