Cancer's $220B Tab Isn't Going Anywhere: Reimagine Care, Oncology Ventures, and the Evolving State of the Cancer Care Space | Dan Nardi, Reimagine Care and Ben Freeberg, Oncology Ventures

In this episode, Hospitalogy's Blake Madden talks with two operators who actually walk the walk in oncology: Ben Freeberg, founder of Oncology Ventures (recently announced Fund II) and Dan Nardi, CEO of Reimagine Care. They deep-dive on why 1,000 of the 1,700 Americans who die of cancer every day don't have to, why 97% of the cancer journey happens outside the clinic (and almost nobody is building for it), and how Remy, Reimagine's AI-based virtual cancer center, is resolving half of all patient interactions autonomously while cutting ED visits by 67%. Blake also pushes Dan on the drug-distributor vertical integration question (the one nobody wants to answer on the record), and Ben goes into the Fund II thesis: life insurance as a new buyer, outpatient CAR-T, and the coming consolidation wave in digital oncology. If you care about where oncology care delivery is actually headed over the next 3-5 years, this one's for you! --- 00:00:00 - Introduction to Oncology Ventures and Reimagine Care 00:04:40 - Current State of Oncology and Investment Opportunities 00:09:43 - The Value Proposition of Reimagine Care 00:14:43 - The Role of Technology in Cancer Care 00:19:45 - Personalized Patient Engagement and Data Utilization 00:30:19 - Understanding Stakeholder Value in Oncology 00:32:41 - Fee-for-Service vs. Value-Based Care Dynamics 00:34:22 - Rethinking Incentives in Cancer Care 00:39:06 - The Role of Orchestration in Patient Care 00:42:10 - Convergence of Care Models and Patient Experience 00:45:19 - The Importance of Ambulatory Strategies 00:47:17 - Future Directions for Reimagine Care 00:52:06 - Exploring Partnerships and Growth Opportunities Oncology Ventures: https://www.oncology.ventures/ Reimagine Care: https://reimaginecare.com/ Follow Ben Freeberg on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/ben-freeberg/ Follow Dan Nardi on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/danjnardi/ Subscribe to Ben Freeberg’s newsletter: https://oncologyventures.substack.com/ --- For expert analysis on healthcare M&A, strategy, finance, and markets, join 68K+ readers of Blake Madden’s Hospitalogy newsletter. Subscribe here: https://hospitalogy.com/ Like our podcast? Listen to previous episodes here: https://hospitalogy.com/podcast/ Be sure to leave us a review, and share our podcast with colleagues. Follow Blake Madden on LinkedIn: ⁠https://www.linkedin.com/in/blakecmadden/⁠