What does health equity mean to you?

For Dr. Steve Neeleman, Founder of HealthEquity, it’s a way to bring healthcare to all those who need it, not just those who can afford it.

Inspired by his own family’s health concerns and insurance quibbles, Steve created a company that bridges the gap left by insurance. While insurance can cover the bigger medical expenses, HealthEquity helps with the smaller issues that insurance doesn’t always cover. By helping people save for future health issues, HealthEquity helps people avoid tricky financial situations.

Steve joins this episode of A Healthier Future to give us a window into his background, his family life, and what led him to start HealthEquity. We hear his thoughts on doing good as an entrepreneur and how he’s helping Intermountain Healthcare with its Primary Promise fundraising efforts.

Listen to learn:

• How Steve’s upbringing inspired him to become a doctor
• What led him to start HealthEquity
• Why diversity is so important
• How social-economic status affects people’s ability to get the right healthcare
• What our Primary Promise program aims to do to help children in need
• Why entrepreneurism is a chance to do good

Key Links

HealthEquity: https://healthequity.com/

Primary Promise: https://intermountainhealthcare.org/primary-childrens/about/primary-promise/

Intermountain Healthcare: https://intermountainhealthcare.org/