Matthew Kaplan grew up knowing his parents spent their days caring for patients — his mom as a nurse, his father in a hospital laboratory. While he appreciated how their successful careers supported their family of 10, he didn’t, at first, see there might be opportunities in health care for him.

Kaplan instead studied and delved into hydrocarbons. It was only while working in entry-level positions in that field he began to see opportunities on the business side of medicine. He earned a master's degree in business administration, pivoted into health care administration, and began partnering in joint business ventures with a mentor, learning the complexities of insurance, deductibles and patient billing.

His most recent endeavor was founding a Manchester-based software platform in June 202

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