About Dave
Dave Chase is the Co-Founder of Health Rosetta and a nationally recognized entrepreneur, author, and changemaker in the healthcare space. A relentless advocate for fixing America’s healthcare system from the ground up, Dave believes that the solutions already exist and that communities, not corporations, will lead the transformation.
Through Health Rosetta, Dave has helped spark a movement of employers, clinicians, and advisors who are redesigning health benefits to be transparent, effective, and local-first. His work has been featured in Forbes, The New York Times, Harvard Business Review, and on stages across the country. He’s also the author of several influential books, including Relocalizing Health and The CEO’s Guide to Restoring the American Dream.
With decades of experience spanning tech, healthcare, and venture capital - including key roles at Microsoft and multiple startups - Dave brings both systems thinking and grassroots passion to everything he builds.
This podcast is his latest mission: to amplify the voices, ideas, and community-driven fixes that are already reshaping healthcare for the better.
Recent Episodes
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Cancer Survivorship and the Push for Collective Patient Power
Welcome to another episode of Relocalizing Health, the show about reclaiming healthcare and strengthening our communities. I’m your host, Dave Chase, author of Relocalizing Health: Taking Back Healthcare, Rebuilding Communities. Today, we dive into the realities of being a patient in America, a syst...
From Farm Lights to Healthcare Heights: How Cooperatives Solve America's Toughest Challenges
Welcome to another episode of Relocalizing Health, where host Dave Chase draws a bold parallel between America’s rural electrification revolution and the grassroots transformation happening in healthcare today. In this episode, Dave Chase unpacks the inspiring story of Iowa farmers who built miles o...
How Plainfield Eliminated Deductibles, Cut Payroll Costs & Invested Savings Back Into Its Own People
Welcome to Relocalizing Health. In this episode, we shine a light on Plainfield, Indiana, a town just west of Indianapolis, where public sector employees like police officers, firefighters, and public works staff were once priced out of their own healthcare. Nate Thorne, assistant town manager, join...
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Essential listening
Fantastic podcast that cuts through the noise and makes a complex topic understandable. Dave brings on people who are walking the walk in the industry. It’s an honest look at the system and leaves you feeling hopeful and equipped.
Real solutions from real people
I’ve been following Health Rosetta for a couple of years now. This is such a great new resource to hear strategies not only from Dave but also from great leaders like Chris Deacon and Marilyn Bartlett. I’m looking forward to listening to more!
Inspiring and generative take on community-based, employer-sponsored healthcare
Dave Chase has been one of the most innovative thinkers and leaders in the employer based healthcare domain. I’ve interviewed him and his colleagues at @healthrosetta numerous times on my podcast and in my books, and have repeatedly cited the innovative models of care he has championed. His reframing of how healthcare...
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