Sameer Sood is a medical doctor who is sick of the many financial limitations he’s had to confront. For example, if a patient is covered by Medicare or Medicaid, why can’t that pot of money also cover housing, which might be the best, most cost-effective prescription he could write for someone without shelter? And why can’t you use some of the finance tools of for-profit startups to fund not-for-profit, community-based work? That’s what Sameer is asking–and answering–with the company he cofounded, FwdSlash.

Sameer grew up with relatively little money and even after earning a doctor’s salary never seemed to become too attached to any of it. Of all the things he’s done so far, that may be what's most impressive.

Episode Guide

1:53 Sameer’s money origin story

6:20 A physician’s view of what’s wrong with healthcare in Americ ...