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2025-06-04
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Ep 50: How Blockchain Is Expanding Access to Healthcare - the Case of Letsbuyhealthcare

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About this episode

In our 50th episode, we’re cutting through the hype and looking at how blockchain is actually being used to solve real problems, starting with one of the most vital: access to healthcare. Letsbuyhealthcare, a platform based in Ireland, is using the Avalanche blockchain to let people prepay for private healthcare with tokenized credits called Healthcare Coins.

Founder Dave Allen joined us to break down how it works, why it matters, and what still needs to shift for models like this to scale across borders. It’s crypto with real-world consequences — and a quiet challenge to how we think about healthcare, finance, and trust.

Guests

David Allen

David Allen

Managing Director at Letsbuyhealthcare

Sylvia Sanchez

Sylvia Sanchez

Project Manager at Ava Labs • Owl Explains Host

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