Sanjay Basu

Scaling Medicaid Innovation with Rajaie Batniji, Sanjay Basu, and Afia Asamoah

Rajaie Batniji, Sanjay Basu, Afia Asamoah, Vineeta Agarwala

Waymark, co-founded by Sanjay Rajagopal to address the under-resourced Medicaid population, operates as a Public Benefit Corporation that combines machine learning with community-based care to improve health outcomes. A 2023 study involving over 60,000 patients demonstrated a nearly 25% reduction in emergency room visits and hospitalizations by deploying a "Signal" risk model and intervention teams of community health workers. The company now seeks to scale its grant-funded model to health plans and primary care systems while navigating contract barriers that historically limit access to new care delivery resources.