Humana, aging, a shout out & more.

Healthcare through a Kentucky lens. Yeah, it's niche. But neat!

Andrew Steen
August 19, 2025

We lose a lot of ☀️ daylight ☀️ in August. About an hour. So there’s that.

Humana and DrFirst Partner

The collaboration between Humana and DrFirst starts by aiming to increase the use of statin therapy among eligible patients with diabetes, which has been shown to reduce cardiovascular risk.

Humana and DrFirst Partner on Innovation to Fill Gaps in Care, Improve Outcomes for Patients with Diabetes and Other Chronic Conditions

Humana Inc. (NYSE: HUM), one of the nation's leading health and well-being companies, and health technology pioneer DrFirst today announced the launch of a program designed to close gaps in care for patients with chronic health conditions like diabetes and cardiovascular disease while helping health care providers take timely, informed action. The first phase of this novel program aims to increase the use of statin therapy among eligible patients, aligning with a key quality metric from the Cent

finance.yahoo.com/news/humana-drfirst-partner-innovation-fill-120400046.html?guccounter=1

CenterWell Specialty Pharmacy

Lori Grebe, Rph, CSP, Vice President of Trade Relations and Clinical Strategy, CenterWell Pharmacy in Physicians Practice.

The Role of Specialty Pharmacy in Patient Care

Physicians Practice offers insights for managing independent and group practices, covering insurance, compliance, technology, and patient engagement.

www.physicianspractice.com/view/the-role-of-specialty-pharmacy-in-patient-care

Not to be a broken record, but being a broken record:

Pharmacy: A 'Hidden' Niche in Louisville?

Health Enterprise Partners recently published 2024 Reflections & Predictions in partnership with L.E.

www.linkedin.com/pulse/pharmacy-louisville-niche-industry-liverpoollane-com-sgabe

Aging Innovation

Magnify Ventures on senior care innovation and aging technology.

Aging Innovation at a Tipping Point: Expert Insights on the Future of Senior Care

magnifyvc.medium.com/aging-innovation-at-a-tipping-point-expert-insights-on-the-future-of-senior-care-dd3ca65c5da8

Speaking of innovation in aging…

Who’s going to ARDD in Copenhagen? Transylvania University alum and Founder of Lexington, KY-based TruDiagnostic Ryan Smith, that’s who.

ARDD

Looks like Brian Kennedy is a speaker, too. Remember, Brian was born in Louisville.

Huh, interesting.

Pay Gap Between Nonprofit Hospital CEOs And Employees Grew, 2009–23 | Health Affairs Journal

Nonprofit hospital workers represent a significant portion of the US health care workforce. Previous research indicates that wage inequalities exist within nonprofit hospitals, varying by hospital characteristics. To explore whether these inequalities have grown over time, particularly during the COVID-19 pandemic, we used Internal Revenue Service Form 990 and Medicare cost reports from the period 2009–23 to examine trends in wages and wage inequalities within nonprofit hospitals and assess differences by hospital characteristics. Persistent and widening wage inequalities in most years were observed, except during some years of the pandemic. Because hospitals are often large employers, wage inequality within them may reflect and reinforce broader patterns of local economic inequality, making this a relevant metric for evaluating the social benefit of nonprofit hospitals.

www.healthaffairs.org/doi/abs/10.1377/hlthaff.2024.01494?utm_campaign=health_care_inc&utm_medium=email&_hsenc=p2ANqtz-9gvU7vEmqcHO0TfzNQ53hy7WGZyCUuUNyNbJ7c9d-kxuprykeSkIzKT03_dINgMFnp8i75Q0-tggEC-CcEF5MDfik1FQ&_hsmi=376142859&utm_content=376142859&utm_source=hs_email

Shout out to James Zanewicz!

Y’all might recall that James spent nearly 11 years at UofL. We won’t mention that he’s also a Centre alum. Connect was established in 1985 to cultivate San Diego’s life science and tech communities.

The Next Leap » James Zanewicz leaves Tulane after a decade to become Connect CEO

It marks the conclusion of 25 years in university innovation for James Zanewicz, who was most recently Tulane School of Medicine's chief strategy officer.

thenextleap.is/news/james-zanewicz-tulane-university

Bread and Butter Ventures

Bread & Butter Ventures is an early stage venture capital firm based in Minnesota.

The Future of Healthcare Investing: Q&A with Mary Grove

Inside Bread & Butter Ventures’ Digital Health Thesis: Building a Healthier Future Through Strategic, Early-Stage Bets

medium.com/bread-and-butter-ventures/the-future-of-healthcare-investing-q-a-with-mary-grove-86c17f7bad06

Louisville Health Tech Meetup

Tuesday, August 19, 5:30 PM - 6:30 PM at Story. Show up! Bring a friend.

Louisville Health Tech Meetup · Luma

Y'all, join us for a casual meetup for folks working or interested in healthcare, healthtech, digital health and adjacent spaces. Hang out, get to know one…

lu.ma/denezz0g

Laundromats

The Courier ran this story by Keely Doll.

Laundry piling up? Take your quarters to these 6 laundromats in Louisville

Louisville is home to dozens of laundromats. Here are some to try throughout the city.

www.courier-journal.com/story/news/local/2025/07/17/louisville-laundromat-coin-laundry-drop-off-guide/84009321007/?taid=689df2ee24a5a6000157d7bc&utm_campaign=trueanthem&utm_medium=social&utm_source=twitter

Made me think of Fabric Health. “We’re in local laundromats across DC, Illinois, Maryland, New Jersey, and Pennsylvania.”

Fabric Fam

Fabric Fam is a free service helping families apply or renew public benefits and use their health benefits.

www.fabricfam.com

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