An independent platform for provocative thinking, policy analysis, and disruptive solutions in health care — amplifying the voices that challenge the system and drive what comes next.
Founded in September 2008 by Robin Strongin, Disruptive Women in Health Care was built on a single conviction: the health care system will not fix itself. Progress requires bold, non-traditional thinking — and it requires diverse voices at the table.
For over fifteen years, this platform has served as a forum for clinicians, researchers, policy experts, advocates, and patients who refuse to accept the status quo.
We explore the fault lines of health policy, the failures of the research establishment, and the innovations that could reshape care for millions of women and all people who depend on a system too long designed without them.
We are not a think tank, a lobbying organization, or a trade association. We are a platform — and a provocation.
What drives us
Policy Analysis
We track federal legislation, regulatory policy, and budget decisions that shape women's health research and care — and we explain what they actually mean.
Thought Leadership
We publish bold, evidence-grounded perspectives from experts who are challenging orthodoxy, not reinforcing it.
Equity & Access
We center the experiences of women who face the greatest barriers — women of color, rural women, uninsured women — because health equity is not an add-on; it is the goal.
Innovation
From AI diagnostics to telehealth to novel clinical trial design, we cover the technologies and approaches that hold genuine promise for transforming care.
Personal Perspectives
We believe patient and caregiver voices are not supplementary to research — they are essential to it. Real health journeys ground every policy conversation we host.