Ahead of its two-year anniversary, the Health Care Council of Chicago (HC3), a collaborative of Chicago’s nationally-recognized health care industry players that drives solutions to the city’s most important health-related issues, has released its second annual report on the state of the Chicago health care industry. The report reaffirms that Chicago’s health care industry is robust and growing…
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Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Illinois is collaborating with MATTER to source innovative solutions for advancing health equity.
Submit your solution for a chance to win up to $15,000 and an opportunity to pilot your solution with Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Illinois.
What is health equity? Every person deserves an opportunity to be as healthy as possible. Health equity means reducing and, u…
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Organizations launch nationwide prize competition for startups aiming to transform the primary care experience
Downers Grove and Chicago, IL – Advocate Aurora Health, the 10th largest not-for-profit integrated healthcare system in the country, today announced a strategic collaboration with MATTER, the premier healthcare incubator and innovation hub. Together, the two organizations will drive e…
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As a business, healthcare is weird.
In other industries, if you produce a product that solves a problem, someone will buy it. Of course, you have to play with all the things that you learn about in business school, such as pricing, promotion and product refinements. And it’s never a sure thing: Someone may not be willing to pay enough for it. You might not be able to get your message out. Your…
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The partners unveil an innovation challenge for technology startups to foster meaningful collaborations to improve diabetes care.
Chicago, IL, September 25, 2018 — MATTER, the premier healthcare incubator and innovation hub, today announced a partnership with Novo Nordisk, a global healthcare company with 95 years of innovation and leadership in diabetes. Through this challenge, MATTER and Nov…
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