Pediatric developmental care is notoriously difficult to navigate. Providers often find it challenging to accept insurance, and provider shortages mean long waitlists for families at a time when every day without care counts.

One startup operating in Southern California aims to simplify pediatric therapy and improve care coordination. Village offers a two-sided platform that streamlines communication between providers and families and brings documentation together in one secure place. Families can find providers through Village, while providers can manage their practices and collaborate with others.

To explain the model, Fierce Healthcare Senior Writer Anastassia Gliadkovskaya sits down with Brandon Terry, co-founder and CEO of Village.

To learn more about the topics in this episode: 
Survey: Parents struggle to navigate fragmented pediatric, specialty care
UnitedHealthcare expands behavioral coaching program for youths
Amid spending growth scrutiny, CMS unveils toolkit for states to safeguard autism care 

Pediatric developmental care is notoriously difficult to navigate. Providers often find it challenging to accept insurance, and provider shortages mean long waitlists for families at a time when every day without care counts.
One startup operating in Southern California aims to simplify pediatric therapy and improve care coordination. Village offers a two-sided platform that streamlines communication between providers and families and brings documentation together in one secure place. Families can find providers through Village, while providers can manage their practices and collaborate with others.
To explain the model, Fierce Healthcare Senior Writer Anastassia Gliadkovskaya sits down with Brandon Terry, co-founder and CEO of Village.
To learn more about the topics in this episode:&nbsp;
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<li><a href="https://www.fiercehealthcare.com/providers/zarminali-survey-parents-struggle-navigate-fragmented-pediatric-specialty-care" aria-label="Link Survey: Parents struggle to navigate fragmented pediatric, specialty care">Survey: Parents struggle to navigate fragmented pediatric, specialty care</a></li>
<li><a href="https://www.fiercehealthcare.com/payers/unitedhealthcare-expands-behavioral-coaching-program-youths" aria-label="Link UnitedHealthcare expands behavioral coaching program for youths">UnitedHealthcare expands behavioral coaching program for youths</a></li>
<li><a href="https://www.fiercehealthcare.com/regulatory/cms-unveils-toolkit-states-safeguard-autism-care-amid-aba-spending-growth" aria-label="Link Amid spending growth scrutiny, CMS unveils toolkit for states to safeguard autism care">Amid spending growth scrutiny, CMS unveils toolkit for states to safeguard autism care</a>&nbsp;</li>
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Podnosis: the pulse of the healthcare industry. Every week, journalists from Fierce Healthcare dive into some of the industry’s biggest trends. We talk to the experts about what’s important now so you can prep for the future. Hear about all things healthcare, from physician practices to hospital chains and insurance giants—and those that mix all three—plus the tech they use, disruptors looking to compete and people moving the sector forward. Follow Podnosis on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Amazon or wherever you get your podcasts.

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Podnosis: the pulse of the healthcare industry. Every week, journalists from Fierce Healthcare dive into some of the industry’s biggest trends. We talk to the experts about what’s important now so you can prep for the future. Hear about all things healthcare, from physician practices to hospital chains and insurance giants—and those that mix all three—plus the tech they use, disruptors looking to compete and people moving the sector forward. Follow Podnosis on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Amazon or wherever you get your podcasts.