Show Notes:
Calley Means, Founder of TrueMed, has an education in policy that informs his understanding of incentives in modern-day healthcare. While hospitals, pharmaceutical companies, and insurers rely on patients getting sick, Calley hopes to change this backward system by prescribing food, exercise, and sleep as medicine.
His company leverages HSA/FSA funds to subsidize healthy brands, creating affordable access to nutritious foods, sleep and stress wearables, and even gym equipment. Partnering with companies ranging from Crossfit to InsideTracker, TrueMed connects consumers with tools that help them prioritize healthier lifestyle habits at a lower cost.
Today’s episode covers rising rates of chronic disease, the economics of the food industry, and gaps in modern-day medical school curricula.
Timestamps:
0:23: The story behind TrueMed
3:45: Unlocking FSA/HSA spending for healthy living
5:20: Backward incentives and systemic problems in healthcare
7:30: Economics of the food industry
9:01: Taking health outside the doctor’s office
10:10: Food, sleep, nutrition, as medicine
10:50: Speaking out against corruption
13:04: Innovation in consumer health
15:20: Changing medical school curriculums
Ep. 2: TrueMed Co-Founder Calley Means on Changing Incentives in Healthcare