Juno Medical

Juno Medical is a New York-based, tech-enabled healthcare provider that operates physical clinics combined with a digital care platform, positioning itself as a "healthcare home" for the whole family. Its clinical offering spans adult primary care, pediatrics, women's health and gynecology, same-day/urgent care, mental health, rheumatology, weight management and virtual visits, along with on-site diagnostics such as labs and ultrasound. The practice stocks a range of routine vaccines (including influenza, HPV, shingles, pneumococcal, meningitis, Tdap, hepatitis B, polio, MMR and varicella) and maintains a pediatric vaccine policy aligned with the CDC/AAP schedule.

The company describes its model as designed for "the 99%," emphasizing extended evening and weekend hours, transparent pricing, direct insurer billing to avoid surprise bills, and a patient dashboard for test results, appointments and messaging with the care team. Patients can book online by visit type and clinician availability, and account holders message their care team through the Juno app or web account. Juno also runs live and online patient events and programs focused on health, lifestyle and community.

Medical leadership includes Founder and CEO Dr. Akili Hinson, a physician and former McKinsey & Company consultant with a background in payment innovation, value-based care and digital transformation; Chief Health Officer Dr. Aarti Agarwal, an internist and epidemiologist; and founding physicians Dr. Shante Hinson, a rheumatologist trained at Columbia University, and Dr. Candice Fraser, an OB/GYN with more than a decade of experience.

Founding story

Founder and CEO Dr. Akili Hinson, a physician and former McKinsey consultant, launched Juno citing firsthand experience as a parent, physician and healthcare industry veteran with a system he described as broken for families across backgrounds, with the goal of making accessible, affordable care available regardless of zip code, race, income or identity.

Business model

Juno delivers care through brick-and-mortar neighborhood clinics paired with a digital/e-health platform and virtual visits, serving as a single point of contact for a family's everyday primary, pediatric, women's health and same-day care needs.

Care is billed to insurance; Juno says it works with nearly all plan types including commercial insurance, Medicare and some managed Medicaid, and offers cash-pay quotes for out-of-network patients. It layers optional subscription plans starting at $20 per month per person or $50 per month per family that add conveniences such as night and weekend appointments, savings and events. Patients may pay with FSA or HSA funds, and co-pays are typically collected at the visit.

Traction

Juno opened its first Harlem clinic in April 2020 during the COVID-19 pandemic, providing COVID testing and continued in-person preventive care; by the July 2021 seed announcement it reported caring for thousands of New Yorkers, and by December 2022 it operated two New York City locations and cited thousands of patients served.

Latest developments

In September and October 2024 Juno published patient-facing content including the introduction of an inclusive weight management program, and its website lists mental health, rheumatology and weight management alongside its core primary care, pediatrics, women's health and same-day care services.