Rethinking Incentives in Healthcare: Why Prevention Still Doesn’t Pay

Watch the recording: discover why prevention still isn't paying off — yet

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Description

What you'll learn:

In this session from Thryve’s Before It Hurts series, we explore why healthcare systems still struggle to reward prevention, and what it would take to finally make upstream care both viable and scalable.

The Incentive Paradox

Why prevention rarely pays in current funding models—and what insurers need instead.

The Chronic Cost Trap

How reactive care inflates costs and reduces outcomes, especially for chronic conditions.

The Role of Real-Time Data

How wearable-derived metrics like VO₂max and METmax can signal risk before it becomes cost.

Rethinking Risk Pools

What needs to change in Morbi-RSA and beyond to support proactive care strategies.

The Path to Policy Change

What a modern, prevention-friendly reimbursement structure could look like.

Live Q&A

Bring your questions for an open discussion with Paul and Mathias.

Meet the Speakers

Paul Burggraf

Co-Founder & Managing Partner, Thryve
Lead Author – Before It Hurts
Paul oversees patient management projects at Thryve in cognitive, cardiometabolic, and immune health. He’s the initiator of the Corona Data Donation Project and the TK Mental Health Score, and has taught system modeling at Zurich University of Applied Sciences.
Profilbild Mathias Krisam

Dr. med. Mathias Krisam

CEO, läuft GmbH
Guest Author – Before It Hurts
Mathias is a former BCG consultant and founder of “läuft,” a Berlin-based consultancy focused on modern, data-driven healthcare solutions. He holds a PhD in healthcare research and has authored multiple publications on behavioral health and care system reform.