Pomelo Care

Pomelo’s Head of Healthcare Economics, Adam Kubsh, and Keith Passwater, CEO of Havarti Risk, have published an article in the Society of Actuaries’ Health Watch exploring a critical question for payers: How do you know if a maternal health program is actually working? In “Measuring What Matters: An Episode-of-Care Approach to the Maternal Health Crisis,” Adam and Keith explore how episodes of care, trend analysis, propensity weighting, and population-level assessments can help payers more rigorously evaluate program impact. The piece makes the case for a more rigorous approach to measuring maternal health programs, one that combines methods like episodes of care, trend analysis, propensity weighting, and population-level assessments to understand whether an intervention is truly driving impact. Central to that approach is looking at the full maternal-newborn journey. Accurately measuring costs means linking mom and baby claims across prenatal care, delivery, postpartum, and the newborn period. Together, these methods give payers a more complete picture of total cost and program impact than traditional utilization metrics or PMPM analyses alone. Read the full piece here: https://hubs.li/Q04y5qKr0

Pomelo Care has released new claims-based data presented at the 2026 annual meetings of the American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists (ACOG), the ISPOR—The Professional Society for Health Economics and Outcomes Research, and AcademyHealth's Annual Research Meeting (ARM). The findings demonstrate that Pomelo's virtual care model improves outcomes and reduces healthcare costs across the maternity lifecycle, from prenatal care and NICU utilization through postpartum and infant care. This data adds to Pomelo's growing body of evidence, which now includes more than 40 peer-reviewed studies showing that proactive, technology-enabled care improves maternal and neonatal outcomes, reduces healthcare utilization and costs, closes critical care gaps, and delivers measurable value for employers and health plans. Pomelo's virtual care model was associated with: • 45% shorter NICU stays • 63% reduction in NICU-related costs per delivery • $9,038 lower average total episode cost • 20% reduction in total infant healthcare costs • 10% reduction in infant emergency department costs • 82% increase in the odds of Timeliness of Prenatal Care (TOPC), as defined by HEDIS • 47% increase in the odds of Timely Postpartum Care (PPC), as defined by HEDIS Importantly, these results are based on medical claims data, not patient surveys, making them measurable and auditable within the same datasets employers and health plans use to track quality, utilization, and healthcare spend. Learn more: https://hubs.li/Q04y0w-r0

We're heading to Chicago this week for The Conference Board's Annual Employee Health Care Conference. Stop by booth 7 to see how Pomelo's proactive care model gives your employees 24/7 access to our multidisciplinary care team—driving better outcomes and real cost savings for your organization. Come say hi and learn more! https://lnkd.in/e6w4J_WX Robin Byrne Wendy Darling Lindy Gilkey LaTonia McGinnis, MPH, CCWS, TWCC

Heading to MHPA 2026 in San Antonio? Find the Pomelo team at Booth 213—we'd love to talk about how we're delivering proactive, integrated medical and behavioral health care for moms and babies. Following the opening reception, we're also hosting a happy hour at Brenner's on the River Walk (Piano Bar). Join us for one of the best views in San Antonio to kick off the conference. Request a meeting or RSVP to our happy hour here: https://lnkd.in/ePjwPDuc Isabelle Von Kohorn MD PhD Charissa Qian Maki O'Connell Radha Shah, MPH Simon Spector Alex Flecha-Hirsch

We're heading to Las Vegas this week for Employee Benefit News' Benefits at Work. Stop by booth #19 to talk with our team about how we're supporting women's health at every life stage—from reproductive health, fertility journeys, pregnancy, family care, through midlife. We work alongside in-person providers to spot concerns early, help avoid unnecessary complications, and deliver care right when your employees need it. Partner with Pomelo to deliver a continuous layer of support to your employees and their families that is designed to improve outcomes and manage risk, and that has delivered a 2-4x claims-based ROI. Wendy Darling Paul Lidbom Alex Flecha-Hirsch

When we built Pomelo, we were inspired by a simple idea: the thick rind of the pomelo fruit, designed by nature to protect what's inside. Over the past five years, our virtual medical practice has expanded beyond pregnancy and postpartum to care for women and children across every stage of life. As our clinical reach grew, we realized we needed a visual identity that truly matched who we've become and how we take care of families every day. Today, we introduce the new Pomelo. Designed in partnership with Pentagram, our new look brings proactive care to life. Our custom logotype features connected letterforms that close care gaps—with an "m" that proactively reaches out to support the "e," symbolizing our commitment to connected, continuous care. Our adaptive Pom icon flexes around each family's changing health needs, while pomelo fruit-inspired colors and authentic photography bring human warmth to the clinical rigor behind our care. Traditional healthcare waits for a symptom, an appointment, or a crisis. Pomelo is built to deliver care that’s always one step ahead. Thank you to our partners at Pentagram for helping us translate our clinical philosophy into a brand built to grow alongside the families we serve. Our look has evolved, but our mission remains unchanged: to raise the standard of healthcare for every woman and child. To read more about the story that inspired our new brand, check out Marta Bralic Kerns's latest blog post: https://lnkd.in/gefiPqph

Today, ŌURA announced the launch of the Menopause Impact Scale (MIS), a new validated quality-of-life measure for menopause that is now live across care settings, including at Pomelo. MIS measures how menopause symptoms affect a patient’s daily life, complementing existing tools that assess symptom severity. The 22-item scale spans seven domains and was validated with more than 3,000 participants. At Pomelo, MIS gives our care teams an additional validated measure of symptom impact to consider alongside clinical assessment. We’re excited to partner with ŌURA to bring this new measure into menopause care. Learn more here: https://lnkd.in/gRxc62ng

We’re excited to share that Pomelo has been nominated for Best Pregnancy Support Service in the 2026 Newsweek Readers’ Choice™ Awards. This nomination reflects the work we’re doing to make maternal health care more proactive, continuous, and effective for American families. Pomelo’s model is demonstrating that access to high-quality care can reduce preterm births, shorten NICU stays, lower healthcare costs, and improve outcomes for moms and babies. Voting opens August 26 at 12 p.m. ET and runs through September 23. You can vote once per day. We’d be grateful for your support! Vote for Pomelo here: https://hubs.li/Q04vpX1n0

Last week, we took to the Chicago River with some local consultants and our event partners for an evening aboard the Odyssey. Stunning views of the skyline, great food and drinks, and even better conversation. Nights like these are a reminder of why the relationships we build with our broker partners matter so much. Thank you to everyone who joined us — including our cohosts Empathy, Hello Heart, Ilant Health, Kyan Health, Oshi Health, and Vori Health. We're grateful for the partnership and couldn't think of a better way to spend a Tuesday evening in Chicago. Lindy Gilkey LaTonia McGinnis, MPH, CCWS, TWCC Livi Gislason

Pomelo Care is excited to announce our new partnership with Dell Children's Health Plan to expand access to personalized, 24/7 virtual pregnancy and infant care for families across Texas. Eligible members who are pregnant, postpartum, or caring for an infant under 1 year old can now connect with Pomelo’s licensed clinicians anytime—by text, phone, or video—at no cost. We're grateful to Dell Children's Health Plan for their commitment to improving maternal and infant health and for trusting Pomelo to provide care to the thousands of families they serve. Together, we’re making it easier for families to get trusted, evidence-based care whenever and wherever they need it.