Tim DraperFounder and Managing Partne, Draper Associate · I back the ideas that look crazy first

Access to care shouldn’t depend on who can afford it 💥

15 Feb 2026 · 1 min

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Joint pain and musculoskeletal problems limit mobility and earning potential, especially for older adults. Solutions exist for those who can afford care, but many people lack access. The speaker argues healthcare shouldn't depend on who can pay.

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The problem is we do have solutions for people who have access to care because they can afford it. What about the rest of us, right? Our focus is to enable the human being to recover and get back to work or life quicker, faster. I was reading an article from World Health Organization on musculoskeletal care and fundamentally talked about any joint in the body, right, hurts. And it made me think about my parents' age, because the challenge with musculoskeletal is it impacts mobility, and therefore it impacts social— it creates social isolation, impacts earning potential. I thought about my parents' age, and I thought to myself, like, how does that get addressed when they all have access to care issues?