In healthcare investments, targeting tech-enabled chronic care management and optimizing supply chain efficiency is key. In this episode, Ian Wijaya, co-head of North America Healthcare at Lazard, delves into the dynamic tech-enabled services market within healthcare, exploring how strategic buyers and private equity firms are investing in businesses that can thrive through economic cycles. Ian provides an incisive analysis of the state of healthcare investments, emphasizing the importance of addressing unmet needs in large, clearly identifiable markets and achieving sustainable unit economics as well as operating leverage. He gets into the specifics, from chronic care management to precision medicine, and discusses the potential for real money-making opportunities in the health tech space over the next five years. Further, Ian navigates through the barriers to deal-making and the role of AI in creating monetizable business models and exits in healthcare. Stay tuned for an enlightening conversation full of insights on the pulse of the healthcare market, the power of tech-enabled solutions, and the future of investment in healthcare innovation.