--- --- Apr 30, 2026 # CareMessage Vital communication by [Angela Haupt](https://time.com/author/angela-haupt/) ## Angela Haupt  CareMessage CEO Vineet Singal CareMessage CEO Vineet SingalCourtesy CareMessage As low-income Americans face life expectancies around [a decade shorter](https://www.ncoa.org/article/analysis-finds-low-income-older-adults-die-nine-years-earlier-than-wealthier-peers/) than their wealthier peers, CareMessage is working to close that gap—one text at a time. The San Francisco-based health-tech nonprofit partners with safety-net providers like free clinics and tribal health organizations to reach patients often missed by traditional systems, using simple tools like text-messaging in more than 60 languages to connect them with essential care. (In a recent [randomized clinical trial](https://jamanetwork.com/journals/jamanetworkopen/fullarticle/2838488) led by Stanford in partnership with CareMessage, researchers found that customized text-message coaching was as effective as human telephone counseling at getting patients to be more physically active.) “We enable these organizations to help drive a variety of interventions that usually fall into one of three categories: access to care, clinical outcomes, and addressing the social drivers of health,” says CEO Vineet Singal. “We have an opportunity to identify patients with unmet needs and help them navigate resources.” CareMessage’s impact is increasingly measurable. In one program, [more than half](https://www.caremessage.org/learn-more/impact-report/) of previously disengaged patients reconnected with care and requested appointments. In another, automation saved clinics [5,500 staff hours](https://www.caremessage.org/learn-more/impact-report/) per month, freeing up frontline workers to focus on higher-need patients. In 2026, CareMessage is scaling its impact with the launch of AI-powered tools like its [Wellness Copilot](https://www.caremessage.org/our-platform/wellness-copilot/), which helps providers deliver coaching for chronic conditions like diabetes. For Singal, the goal is deeply human: creating “that person who’s in your corner and cares about you.” In a fragmented U.S health care system, CareMessage is building that presence—and reaching millions who’ve long gone without it. CareMessage: 2026 TIME100 Most Influential Companies ```json [{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"Article","@id":"https://time.com/collection/time100-most-influential-companies/2026/caremessage/","mainEntityOfPage":{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https://time.com/collection/time100-most-influential-companies/2026/caremessage/"},"headline":"CareMessage","datePublished":"2026-04-30T13:41:36.514Z","dateModified":"2026-05-12T07:03:06.161Z","description":"","url":"https://time.com/collection/time100-most-influential-companies/2026/caremessage/","keywords":["TIME100 Companies","franchise","list"],"thumbnailUrl":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt8e04504ed22ae525/69eac78283552056785b3d49/vineet-singal-scaled.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1200:675&height=675","author":[{"@type":"Person","name":"Angela Haupt","jobTitle":"","url":"https://time.com/author/angela-haupt/"}],"creator":"Angela Haupt","articleSection":"Business","image":[{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt8e04504ed22ae525/69eac78283552056785b3d49/vineet-singal-scaled.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1200:675&height=675","width":1200,"height":675}],"publisher":{"@type":"Organization","name":"Time","url":"https://time.com/","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://time.com/images/logo.png","width":528,"height":156},"foundingDate":"March 3, 1923","sameAs":["https://www.facebook.com/time","https://www.instagram.com/time/?hl=en","https://twitter.com/time","https://www.pinterest.com/timemagazine"]}},{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"BreadcrumbList","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"item":{"@id":"/section/business/","name":"Business"}},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"item":{"@id":"https://time.com/collection/time100-most-influential-companies/2026/caremessage/","name":"CareMessage"}}]}] ```