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The Impact of Misaligned Incentives in Healthcare
- Healthcare payment disruptions are projected to surprise stakeholders in the near future, with a persistent structural mismatch between patient demand and available care in the U.S. since approximately 2008 that exceeds current clinic scaling capabilities.
- Juniper currently concentrates on the autism sector but intends to expand into other recurring care areas, aiming to facilitate clinic growth and patient access by resolving payment delays that threaten week-to-week payroll viability.
- The company targets a future operating model as a comprehensive "one-stop shop" providing NPI registration, best-practice setup, scheduling, data management, and billing services to ensure clinic sustainability.
- Strategic development plans include exploring and building platform features specifically for patients, an area that has not yet been actively investigated.