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Healthcare you can actually understand and act on.
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Information drives decisions. Everywhere.
Named after the Sanskrit word for boat, Nau is dedicated to bridging the gap between the real and the assumed in medicine and healthcare.
By providing information and insights about practical and real medicine and healthcare policy, Nau aims to illuminate the dim corners of healthcare, highlighting what often goes unsaid - and therefore unfixed.
Nau’s goal is to provide a map for anyone looking to understand and navigate the complex forces that shape healthcare today - be it physicians, policy makers, innovators, or patients and the public.
Who we’re for
Rich insight into market gaps and landscape that enables crafting meaningful strategies for innovative design, implementation, and maximum impact.
What you get
Consulting & Advisory
Strategic Guidance
On-the-ground, real-time, and actionable information that helps shape policies and reforms grounded in real-world healthcare.
What you get
On-the-ground Research
Medical Practice
Patient Experience Information
Expert Support
Simple, accurate analyses that clarify medical practice, policy, and public impact, enabling smarter strategies and meaningful reform.
What you get
Consulting and Advisory
White and Short papers
Expert Support
Bite-sized, clear insights that help you understand your options, make informed choices, and navigate your health journey with context and confidence.
What you get
Articles
Other Informative Writing
Nau bridges textbook healthcare with the reality of healthcare access and delivery to transform how we understand and navigate healthcare, across stakeholders.
Articles by Nau featured in trusted publications.
U.S. News
5.5 min read
Health insurance company rules are
costing some cancer patients their lives
The Hill
5.5 min read
Here’s why Medicare Advantage fails America’s elderly
Nitya Thummalachetty
Armed with a Master’s in Bioethics and a Doctor of Public Health from Columbia University, Nitya is an expert in how structural constraints impact everyday choices, with a focus on how public and private stakeholders interact and impact the general public.
Pramod Pinnamaneni
With more than a decade of physician experience in underserved areas and an MBA from Columbia Business School, Pramod has a unique background: an urban, big center-trained practicing cancer physician with a keen understanding of healthcare policy and its impact on people with constrained access to resources.
