The Medicaid world needs @hifortunahealth more than ever: because of the relentless pace of federal and state Medicaid policy changes over the last few years, Medicaid eligibility is getting way more complex. A lot of the chatter has been focused on reduced eligibility, but there's an equally important challenge associated with those who are eligible but lose out on coverage because of administrative process complexity - in the U.S., losing health coverage can boil down to something as simple (and unfortunate) as missing a letter in the mail. Fortuna is fixing this. The company launched in the throes of redeterminations to make Medicaid eligibility determination and enrollment clear, navigable, and reliable. We couldn't be more excited to lead Fortuna's Series A (after also leading the Seed) and continue backing this incredible, run-through-walls team - @singareddynm, Cydney Kim, and @ben_wesner - as they build clearinghouse infrastructure and consumer co-pilots for Medicaid – and beyond. More here: @daisydwolf @a16z @a16zBioHealth

Fortuna Health has raised an $18M Series A from @a16z to double down on modernizing Medicaid. 2.5 years ago, we set out with the lofty goal to build the TurboTax for Medicaid and government coverage. Sounds easy… until you’re learning the eligibility, deadline, and documentation requirements across 56 states and territories managed on outdated infrastructure with inconsistent workflows. Our team has *always* believed navigating Medicaid should feel like a modern consumer experience. Simple. Accurate. Efficient. So we built a product to reduce burden, from automating away income errors to removing duplicate enrollments. We unified and routed submissions across channels (email, fax, phone, snail mail, portals, etc), so complex legacy infrastructure never stood in the way. We simplified and personalized support for the moments that matter - like renewing with a newborn. With the One Big Beautiful Bill's changes coming fast, we're doubling down on putting the Medicaid consumer first with better automation and infrastructure. And we're stepping up to support states and merit workers making technology and operational transitions. A huge thanks to @julesyoo and @daisydwolf (a16z HC+Bio) and @garrytan (Y Combinator) for believing in our vision. To all of our customers - and every consumer on Fortuna - we're honored to serve as your trusted Medicaid navigation partner. To the incredible Fortuna team that's built boldly and never looked back... this is our time! 🚀  Read more on our Series A here: If you're wired to solve big problems, we're also hiring (!!!) across engineering, operations, and growth:

Our traditional education system is clearly at an existential crisis, and yet I don’t know any optimistic models/companies here. We should be outraged that in cognitive-forming years, most children copy-paste with ChatGPT. Moral imperative for something greater.

Massive policy changes like the One Big Beautiful Bill surface fragility in our public infrastructure. These are the moments to build technology that empower people. At Fortuna, we’re proud to bring simplicity, efficiency, and autonomy to Medicaid and government health programs. Grateful to be doing this work, and thank you @chrissyfarr for the kind shout out!

It only registered today that whey protein is cheese (i.e. curds and whey), so I guess I’ve been drinking cheese after a workout. There is something fucked up about this.

A million times, yes! Can’t wait to be Mrs @danielhavir 🫶

The number of people signed up to take the LSAT in August is 50% up from last year. Taking the LSAT is the last helicopter out of Saigon for liberal arts majors. Recession indicator.

At Fortuna Health, we believe fixing the front door to public health benefits is one of the most urgent product challenges of our time - and that great consumer product can unlock access, efficiency, and autonomy for millions. With dramatic user growth, we’re hiring a Senior Engineer 💻 and Operations Lead 💼! If you believe public infrastructure deserves better technology - and you’re wired to fix what’s broken - we’d love to hear from you. More on our Notion career page 👉

Is the main reason Pasteur discovered germ theory in the 1860s… because he was already a clean freak?

It’s the most American thing in the world that you can buy heroin-like supplements at gas stations. ZaZa Red, Neptune’s, Magic White all contain an unregulated element (tianepetine) that mimic downers. With how these have been taking off this year… my bet as next opioid crisis