318. Jannine Versi, Co-Founder & CEO of Elektra Health

Today, I'm joined by Jannine Versi, co-founder & CEO of Elektra Health.

Transforming menopause care at scale, Elektra Health partners with 40+ health plans to provide evidence-based virtual support through clinical visits, coaching, and community.

In this episode, we discuss building the infrastructure for women's midlife and aging care.

We also cover:

• Developing patient trust for the long term 

• Entering health plans with data-driven ROI

• The future of value-based care and women's health 

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Chapters: 

(00:00) Introduction 

(01:50) Jannine's background

(02:30) Elektra Health's origin story

(03:45) Early telemedicine adoption

(05:00) Evolution of menopause awareness and conversation

(06:00) Expanding health plan partnerships 

(06:40) Education and community platform strategy 

(09:00) Building a digital home for menopause content 

(10:30) Meeting patients where they are in their journey 

(12:40) Platform architecture

(14:15) Complex patient journeys across clinical and coaching 

(16:10) Long-term patient relationship and trust-building 

(18:35) Access as the core challenge in women's midlife health 

(19:25) Breaking into health plan partnerships 

(21:00) Employer demand driving health plan adoption 

(22:20) Proving clinical and financial value 

(24:20) The women's health conversation and stigma 

(25:10) Longitudinal aging care 

(27:30) Value-based care and the future of women's health 

(28:55) Product roadmap

(32:00) Mainstreaming menopause and midlife health topics 

(33:45) Oscar Health partnership

(35:30) Evidence-based approach without product monetization 

(36:20) Conclusion