In May, two privately held health tech startups — Doctor on Demand and Grand Rounds — said they would merge, creating a new company focused on both managing how patients receive healthcare and providing that care, virtually. On Monday, the combined firm unveiled a new name: Included Health.
The combined company announced the new sobriquet at the HLTH conference in Boston.
Owen Tripp, the CEO of the company and the founder of Grand Rounds, said in a Zoom interview before his Saturday morning workout that the new name reflects the fact that many people feel excluded by the healthcare system — and that many services, such as behavioral health and psychological counseling, are not included in existing insurance plans.
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