2021 Prime Health Innovation Challenge Winners Announced

DENVER, COLORADO (December 7, 2021) – Since 2014, the Prime Health Innovation Challenge has become a nationally-leading health innovation challenge by vetting and validating over 350 health innovation solutions and launching more than 45 health innovation pilots and partnerships. Since 2018, the focus has been exclusively on pilot programs that support healthcare innovation for communities that have historically had less power or privilege, been underserved, marginalized, and/or are Medicaid, CHP+, and uninsured beneficiaries.

This year, over 30 companies submitted applications. After completing a six month program, in-depth review by nearly 100 health and hospital, community, and business leaders, and an intense final pitch event for the six finalists, the winners of the 2021 Prime Health Innovation Challenge have been identified. 2021 was a challenge for everyone, especially for healthcare across the board - the response to this year’s Prime Health Challenge showed that community-driven innovation in healthcare is more important than ever.

Powered by the Colorado Health Foundation, the Prime Health Innovation Challenge accelerates healthcare improvement in Colorado through technological innovation that centers health equity, access, quality and cost for underserved communities.

In this 8th annual Challenge, we continue to build upon a foundation of success, thanks in part to support by a broad slate of organizations across the public, private and non-profit sectors, invested in safety-net strength, health equity, health care access, and community health and well-being. Working with this collaborative health innovation ecosystem, we can clarify common barriers, problems, needs, and shared priorities within the healthcare industry; identify companies and healthcare that are pursuing ways to solve those problems; validate solutions impactful to Colorado healthcare; and accelerate the adoption of these solutions within safety net health organizations.