Public Startup: How America’s Least Likely Government Program Became Its Boldest Experiment

Public Startup is a work of narrative nonfiction that explores how American government, particularly Medicaid, can function as a platform for innovation rather than an obstacle to progress. Drawing on firsthand experience inside state government, academic medicine, startup companies, and public health, Christopher R. Cogle, M.D., examines how durable policy change actually happens through incentives, relationships, and pragmatic experimentation. Blending policy history, real-world case studies, and patient stories, the book offers a hopeful, insider’s account of how public institutions can be designed to solve complex problems and improve lives in a politically divided era.

Author: Christopher R. Cogle
Binding Type: Paperback
Publisher: Christopher Cogle
Published: 03/19/2026
Pages: 210
Weight: 0.63lbs
Size: 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.48d
ISBN: 9781965121436
Language: English