Ahmed MarmoushFounder

United States - Los Angeles, California

I am a pharmacist with over 10 years of international experience working in healthcare management consulting. Prior to launching Handl Health, I was one of the digital health leaders at Ernst & Young helping major healthcare systems and payers across the US build new digital businesses and experiences.

I now have the privilege of leading an incredible team at Handl Health as CEO. At our core, we're a healthcare price transparency platform using data, machine learning and human-centered design to drive better experiences and ultimately value for enterprises and consumers.

What inspired our founding? For the first time in US history, legislation has meant real prices of healthcare services are being published by the industry at scale.

We think this is a game changer. If you're wondering why, look back at how technology and legislation changed the travel industry or stock market — prices became transparent and publicly available, democratizing access to information and empowering consumers to make effective decisions based on free market principles.

The US healthcare industry is just at the beginning of this journey, and the challenge today is implementing the legislation, given the technical complexity and archaic systems and practices. The good news is that in this day and age we have the technology and capability to use it in a meaningful way, and Handl Health is positioned to partner with the industry and help with this effort.

For us, it's about leveraging the legislation to achieve better access, experience and outcomes at fair market prices. Think about the way Expedia or Robinhood allowed virtually anybody to travel the world or invest in the stock market — Handl Health will do the same for healthcare, breaking down financial and experience barriers to improve access and ultimately quality of life.

Learn more: www.gohandlhealth.com