5 healthcare leaders named among America’s richest self-made women

On June 1, Forbes released its list of America’s richest self-made women for 2023, which includes five women who made their wealth in the health and healthcare space. 

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Five women who made their wealth in healthcare, and their net worth as of June 1: 

3. Judy Faulkner, $7.4 billion, founded medical-record software company Epic in her basement in 1979. She is CEO and a 47 percent owner of the company. Epic supports the medical records for over 250 million patients nationwide. 

34. April Anthony, $740 million, founded Encompass Home Health & Hospice in 1998. She stepped down in April 2021 after selling the company for $750 million. In August 2022, she was named CEO of home health and hospice care firm VitalCaring. 

77. Iman Abuzeid, $350 million, is the cofounder and CEO of Incredible Health, which she started in 2017 to address nursing shortages. The service is a LinkedIn-style job site that connects nurses to U.S. hospitals. 

77. Doreen Granpeesheh, PhD, $350 million, founded the Center for Autism and Related Disorders in 1990. She was majority owner of the company until 2018 when she sold it for $600 million. She stepped down as the company’s CEO in 2019. 

92. Julia Cheek, $260 million, founded at-home testing company Everly Health in 2015. Everly sells 30 health and wellness tests at stores including CVS and Rite Aid. 

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