Halle Tecco, MPH, MBA
@halle.blue
Board Member | Adjunct Professor | Podcast Host
✨ Dedicated to making healthcare massively better✨
www.halletecco.com
✨ Dedicated to making healthcare massively better✨
www.halletecco.com
It is absolutely nerve-racking to put this out into the world, but my hope is that it finds its way into the hands of those ready to make change. My book, published by @columbiaup.bsky.social, is available for pre-order now.
www.massivelybetterhealthcare.com
www.massivelybetterhealthcare.com
Massively Better Healthcare
Read the innovator's guide to tackling healthcare's biggest challenges.
www.massivelybetterhealthcare.com
September 17, 2025 at 1:34 PM
It is absolutely nerve-racking to put this out into the world, but my hope is that it finds its way into the hands of those ready to make change. My book, published by @columbiaup.bsky.social, is available for pre-order now.
www.massivelybetterhealthcare.com
www.massivelybetterhealthcare.com
I'm saying the quiet part out loud: Angel investing no longer makes sense for me.
Here's why I stepped back from angel investing after 15 years backing 54 startups, and what I'm doing instead 👇
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Here's why I stepped back from angel investing after 15 years backing 54 startups, and what I'm doing instead 👇
halletecco.substack.com/p/why-i-stop...
🔍 Why I stopped angel investing after 15 years (and what I'm doing instead)
Plus: My interview with Oscar co-founder Mario Schlosser
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April 16, 2025 at 1:27 AM
I'm saying the quiet part out loud: Angel investing no longer makes sense for me.
Here's why I stepped back from angel investing after 15 years backing 54 startups, and what I'm doing instead 👇
halletecco.substack.com/p/why-i-stop...
Here's why I stepped back from angel investing after 15 years backing 54 startups, and what I'm doing instead 👇
halletecco.substack.com/p/why-i-stop...
We're seeing more and more "pharm to table" innovation. Novo just announced a D2C pharmacy for cash-paying patients on Wegovy, and they've slashed the price from $1,500 to $499/month.
We give pharma a hard time for high prices. But unlike most of healthcare, drug prices actually go down over time.
We give pharma a hard time for high prices. But unlike most of healthcare, drug prices actually go down over time.
March 5, 2025 at 5:10 PM
We're seeing more and more "pharm to table" innovation. Novo just announced a D2C pharmacy for cash-paying patients on Wegovy, and they've slashed the price from $1,500 to $499/month.
We give pharma a hard time for high prices. But unlike most of healthcare, drug prices actually go down over time.
We give pharma a hard time for high prices. But unlike most of healthcare, drug prices actually go down over time.
Steve Kraus and I had a lot to cover for this month's Digital Health Download over on The Heart of Healthcare Podcast, including the viral beef between a surgeon and UnitedHealthcare.
Tune in wherever you listen to podcasts!
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Tune in wherever you listen to podcasts!
Apple: lnkd.in/exRVczA6
Spotify: lnkd.in/eietCssb
March 3, 2025 at 7:16 PM
Steve Kraus and I had a lot to cover for this month's Digital Health Download over on The Heart of Healthcare Podcast, including the viral beef between a surgeon and UnitedHealthcare.
Tune in wherever you listen to podcasts!
Apple: lnkd.in/exRVczA6
Spotify: lnkd.in/eietCssb
Tune in wherever you listen to podcasts!
Apple: lnkd.in/exRVczA6
Spotify: lnkd.in/eietCssb
Full-body MRIs are a controversial and expensive screening tool that some believe could revolutionize early cancer detection, while others worry they create unnecessary anxiety and waste medical resources.
We dive into this topic on The Heart of Healthcare:
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We dive into this topic on The Heart of Healthcare:
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The Low Down on Full-Body MRIs | Ezra Founder & CEO Emi Gal
Podcast Episode · The Heart of Healthcare | A Digital Health Podcast · 02/17/2025 · 41m
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February 17, 2025 at 3:15 PM
Full-body MRIs are a controversial and expensive screening tool that some believe could revolutionize early cancer detection, while others worry they create unnecessary anxiety and waste medical resources.
We dive into this topic on The Heart of Healthcare:
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We dive into this topic on The Heart of Healthcare:
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Our co-founder @thgoetz.bsky.social joined @halle.blue and @mtesquivel.bsky.social on the Heart of Healthcare podcast to discuss the Building H Index and the bigger question of how businesses can make it easier for people to live healthy:
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Can We Make Companies Care About Your Health? | Building H Co-Founder Thomas Goetz
Podcast Episode · The Heart of Healthcare | A Digital Health Podcast · 02/10/2025 · 36m
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February 11, 2025 at 4:17 PM
Our co-founder @thgoetz.bsky.social joined @halle.blue and @mtesquivel.bsky.social on the Heart of Healthcare podcast to discuss the Building H Index and the bigger question of how businesses can make it easier for people to live healthy:
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Love the subtle resistance from the @statnews.com team.
February 12, 2025 at 12:35 PM
Love the subtle resistance from the @statnews.com team.
Reposted by Halle Tecco, MPH, MBA
American health workers looking to relocate? Doorway to practice medicine in Canada 🇨🇦
We have job openings nationwide. www.canada.ca/en/immigrati...
We have job openings nationwide. www.canada.ca/en/immigrati...
Canada announces new immigration stream specific to health workers
Communities across Canada need health workers. The health field is one of several key sectors of Canada’s labour force which is facing unprecedented shortages. To help respond to this challenge, last ...
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February 2, 2025 at 9:28 PM
American health workers looking to relocate? Doorway to practice medicine in Canada 🇨🇦
We have job openings nationwide. www.canada.ca/en/immigrati...
We have job openings nationwide. www.canada.ca/en/immigrati...
"Healthcare attracts a lot of good people, but it also attracts a lot of morally unscrupulous people who consistently demonstrate their willingness to do horribly unethical stuff to make a lot of money." - @dawallach.bsky.social
January 21, 2025 at 3:58 PM
"Healthcare attracts a lot of good people, but it also attracts a lot of morally unscrupulous people who consistently demonstrate their willingness to do horribly unethical stuff to make a lot of money." - @dawallach.bsky.social
Celebs like Kristen Bell are sharing medical GoFundMe campaigns to help families get the care they need.
While it's kind of them to do this, charity is not a healthcare policy. It's a bandage on a gaping wound when what we need is t̶o̶ ̶b̶l̶o̶w̶ ̶i̶t̶ ̶a̶l̶l̶ ̶u̶p̶ systemic change.
people.com/kristen-bell...
While it's kind of them to do this, charity is not a healthcare policy. It's a bandage on a gaping wound when what we need is t̶o̶ ̶b̶l̶o̶w̶ ̶i̶t̶ ̶a̶l̶l̶ ̶u̶p̶ systemic change.
people.com/kristen-bell...
Kristen Bell Is Sharing 1 Health-Related GoFundMe Every Day to Help a Family in Need: ‘Something Needs to Be Done’ (Exclusive)
Kristen Bell, 44, has teamed up with internet star Tommy Marcus, better known as Quentin Quarantino, to promote one health-related GoFundMe page each day.
people.com
January 14, 2025 at 6:25 PM
Celebs like Kristen Bell are sharing medical GoFundMe campaigns to help families get the care they need.
While it's kind of them to do this, charity is not a healthcare policy. It's a bandage on a gaping wound when what we need is t̶o̶ ̶b̶l̶o̶w̶ ̶i̶t̶ ̶a̶l̶l̶ ̶u̶p̶ systemic change.
people.com/kristen-bell...
While it's kind of them to do this, charity is not a healthcare policy. It's a bandage on a gaping wound when what we need is t̶o̶ ̶b̶l̶o̶w̶ ̶i̶t̶ ̶a̶l̶l̶ ̶u̶p̶ systemic change.
people.com/kristen-bell...
Could 2025 mark the return of animal spirits to healthcare investing?!
This week on the Heart of Healthcare Podcast, we welcome VC legend Annie Lamont on the show to discuss our 2025 digital health predictions.
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This week on the Heart of Healthcare Podcast, we welcome VC legend Annie Lamont on the show to discuss our 2025 digital health predictions.
open.spotify.com/episode/15wi...
🔮 2025 Digial Health Predictions | Oak HC/FT VC Annie Lamont
The Heart of Healthcare · Episode
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January 6, 2025 at 6:24 PM
Could 2025 mark the return of animal spirits to healthcare investing?!
This week on the Heart of Healthcare Podcast, we welcome VC legend Annie Lamont on the show to discuss our 2025 digital health predictions.
open.spotify.com/episode/15wi...
This week on the Heart of Healthcare Podcast, we welcome VC legend Annie Lamont on the show to discuss our 2025 digital health predictions.
open.spotify.com/episode/15wi...
Nearly 3 in 10 working-age Americans are paying off medical or dental debt.
This debt is a risk factor for poor health outcomes in and of itself. It forces people to delay care, skip medications, and reduce spending on basic needs. It also causes anxiety and worry.
This debt is a risk factor for poor health outcomes in and of itself. It forces people to delay care, skip medications, and reduce spending on basic needs. It also causes anxiety and worry.
January 2, 2025 at 6:42 PM
Nearly 3 in 10 working-age Americans are paying off medical or dental debt.
This debt is a risk factor for poor health outcomes in and of itself. It forces people to delay care, skip medications, and reduce spending on basic needs. It also causes anxiety and worry.
This debt is a risk factor for poor health outcomes in and of itself. It forces people to delay care, skip medications, and reduce spending on basic needs. It also causes anxiety and worry.
Today, we're looking back at 2024 in the Heart of Healthcare Podcast 2024 Digital Health Year End Review 📣
Spotify: open.spotify.com/show/24Qn4rI...
Apple: podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/t...
Spotify: open.spotify.com/show/24Qn4rI...
Apple: podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/t...
December 30, 2024 at 3:06 PM
Today, we're looking back at 2024 in the Heart of Healthcare Podcast 2024 Digital Health Year End Review 📣
Spotify: open.spotify.com/show/24Qn4rI...
Apple: podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/t...
Spotify: open.spotify.com/show/24Qn4rI...
Apple: podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/t...
“In a country as rich as the United States, blessed with talented medical professionals, world-class hospitals and research institutes, and an almost unparalleled capacity for technological innovation, the lack of universal health coverage should be a national scandal.”
— Jimmy Carter
— Jimmy Carter
December 30, 2024 at 12:44 AM
“In a country as rich as the United States, blessed with talented medical professionals, world-class hospitals and research institutes, and an almost unparalleled capacity for technological innovation, the lack of universal health coverage should be a national scandal.”
— Jimmy Carter
— Jimmy Carter
Only in America 🇺🇸😢
December 29, 2024 at 4:33 PM
Only in America 🇺🇸😢
When I was born, babies in the U.S. and the U.K. could expect to live to the same age. Today, Americans have a shorter life expectancy than Brits.
The reason for this new gap boils down to four very American things:
❤️🩹 Cardiovascular disease
💉 Overdoses
🚗 Car crashes
🔫 Gun violence
The reason for this new gap boils down to four very American things:
❤️🩹 Cardiovascular disease
💉 Overdoses
🚗 Car crashes
🔫 Gun violence
December 27, 2024 at 7:31 PM
When I was born, babies in the U.S. and the U.K. could expect to live to the same age. Today, Americans have a shorter life expectancy than Brits.
The reason for this new gap boils down to four very American things:
❤️🩹 Cardiovascular disease
💉 Overdoses
🚗 Car crashes
🔫 Gun violence
The reason for this new gap boils down to four very American things:
❤️🩹 Cardiovascular disease
💉 Overdoses
🚗 Car crashes
🔫 Gun violence
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Hey corporate media,
Thou shalt not spend thousands of hours on one CEO’s shooting and only one hour on a classroom of children.
Thou shalt not spend thousands of hours on one CEO’s shooting and only one hour on a classroom of children.
December 16, 2024 at 10:57 PM
Hey corporate media,
Thou shalt not spend thousands of hours on one CEO’s shooting and only one hour on a classroom of children.
Thou shalt not spend thousands of hours on one CEO’s shooting and only one hour on a classroom of children.
Talking about a much-needed healthcare reset over on the pod today with SCAN CEO Dr. Sachin Jain.
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The Big Healthcare Reset | Dr. Sachin Jain, President and CEO, SCAN Group & Health Plan
Podcast Episode · The Heart of Healthcare · 12/16/2024 · 32m
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December 16, 2024 at 1:19 PM
Talking about a much-needed healthcare reset over on the pod today with SCAN CEO Dr. Sachin Jain.
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I welcome all healthcare stakeholders to present ideas to help make healthcare work better for all Americans.
This article shares nada.
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This article shares nada.
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December 14, 2024 at 3:21 PM
I welcome all healthcare stakeholders to present ideas to help make healthcare work better for all Americans.
This article shares nada.
www.nytimes.com/2024/12/13/o...
This article shares nada.
www.nytimes.com/2024/12/13/o...
Last week (which somehow feels like a century ago?) I covered what happened to the digital health unicorns of 2020-2022. I was planning to also do a deep dive into the companies that went public during that period, but I won't have time.
So here are my findings 👇
So here are my findings 👇
December 11, 2024 at 4:17 PM
Last week (which somehow feels like a century ago?) I covered what happened to the digital health unicorns of 2020-2022. I was planning to also do a deep dive into the companies that went public during that period, but I won't have time.
So here are my findings 👇
So here are my findings 👇
Today, I wrapped up a 13-week virtual innovation course at @harvardmed.bsky.social, where students worked on solutions for problems ranging from the short half-life of isotopes in radiopharmaceuticals to the opioid crisis.
These students are why I remain a healthcare optimist!
These students are why I remain a healthcare optimist!
December 9, 2024 at 6:13 PM
Today, I wrapped up a 13-week virtual innovation course at @harvardmed.bsky.social, where students worked on solutions for problems ranging from the short half-life of isotopes in radiopharmaceuticals to the opioid crisis.
These students are why I remain a healthcare optimist!
These students are why I remain a healthcare optimist!
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What happened this week — a CEO's killing, and a grim outpouring of celebration — says a lot about how Americans feel about healthcare, @bobjherman.bsky.social and @tarabannow.bsky.social report.
“I don’t think it’s just anger. I think it’s pain," one prof. said: www.statnews.com/2024/12/06/u...
“I don’t think it’s just anger. I think it’s pain," one prof. said: www.statnews.com/2024/12/06/u...
Killing of UnitedHealthcare CEO brings resentment of the health care system to the fore
People are grappling with two heavy subjects at once: the callousness of the slaying, and an undercurrent of deep-seated anger at the health care industry.
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December 6, 2024 at 9:11 PM
What happened this week — a CEO's killing, and a grim outpouring of celebration — says a lot about how Americans feel about healthcare, @bobjherman.bsky.social and @tarabannow.bsky.social report.
“I don’t think it’s just anger. I think it’s pain," one prof. said: www.statnews.com/2024/12/06/u...
“I don’t think it’s just anger. I think it’s pain," one prof. said: www.statnews.com/2024/12/06/u...
We’re overdue for some introspection as healthcare leaders.
December 6, 2024 at 9:07 PM
We’re overdue for some introspection as healthcare leaders.