Inspired by Moms
Built for Medicaid
Ready to Improve Pregnancy Outcomes
OUR STORY is one of
experience, shock and recognition.
As mothers and fathers with pregnancy, birth, and first year of life experiences of our own (most with healthy outcomes, but some with incredibly challenging situations), we understand how demanding it can all be even with access to all the best care and support available.
Individually we were all shocked to learn the US ranks fifty-fifth in the world in maternal mortality1, the lowest of any developed nation, and fifty-fourth in infant mortality2.
Collectively with all of our Medicaid experience, best-in-class healthcare technology, and passion to improve the experiences, outcomes and lives of these moms and their babies – we realized we were more than ready, willing, and capable of making a real difference.
So we listened to what moms wanted,
and we were inspired to build what Medicaid needed to help reduce risks, improve experiences and increase healthy outcomes for moms and babies relying on Medicaid.
We believe when moms and babies are healthy and happy, it’s a better world, and we all win. It’s really that simple.
Let’s work together to improve the lives of women and babies.
Leadership
Kate Grohall
President / Co-Founder of MySwaddle
Kate Grohall possesses over twenty years of broad healthcare experience: provider, payer and patient. Much of that time has been spent in reproductive health and safety. Health “care” in the US is a complex, expensive and fragmented industry that consistently produces poor results. Ms. Grohall has dedicated her career to distilling this chaos into a straightforward, accessible and transparent process that supports each stakeholder – Mom, baby and provider. Additionally, Kate holds a bachelor’s degree in psychology and a Master of Science degree in Organizational Leadership and Quality Theory.
Ms. Grohall began her journey to build MySwaddle as a young girl navigating life in a rural Wisconsin farm community in a family with limited resources. Concern for women’s reproductive health education, much less reproductive safety, was simply not prioritized. Despite domestic abuse, traumatic pregnancy, single parenting, joblessness and pregnancy Kate found the grit to persevere. MySwaddle was built upon these life experiences and her determination to create a system with better outcomes. Birth, adoption, stepparenting and fostering not only informed the process of building MySwaddle, but compelled Kate to find a way to channel those experiences into a tool to help others navigate pregnancy and birth in the healthcare setting and beyond.
“I’ve always been a problem solver and driven to help others. I do not accept subpar outcomes that can easily be improved.” MySwaddle is an illustration of empathy and compassion for the human experience of pregnancy and parenting. Founder, Kate Grohall, has applied her life experiences, extensive knowledge and resources as well as aspirations for a better health care delivery system to expose the shameful and isolating maternal health crisis in the United States.
MySwaddle embodies the power of connection. Connection to ourselves, to our bodies, to resources and to future generations!
Kia Hussain
Vice President of Business Development
Kia Hussain is a seasoned healthcare executive with over twenty years of experience in managed care, network development, and strategic growth.
As Vice President of Business Development at MySwaddle, Kia leads efforts to expand the platform’s presence in the maternal and infant health space, forging strategic partnerships with payers and providers to improve health outcomes. She asserts maternity healthcare is the most important and the most neglected episode of care in the United States.
Kia believes relationship-building through advocacy and education is now more important than ever, and it’s more possible as well. Kia has a passion for helping people (especially moms and babies) get the care they need to live healthy and happy lives.
Raised in Hawaii, and now living in New York for the past 20 years, Kia understands and appreciates the different cultural nuances necessary for providing appropriate care, and the different social determinants of health preventing many from getting healthcare.
As Vice President of Business Development for MySwaddle, Kia is responsible for oversight, development and implementation of Value-Based HealthCare strategies, services and products.
Prior to MySwaddle, Kia served as Director of Business Development for SKYGEN USA. Additionally, Kia held leadership positions with Liberty Dental and Delta Dental.
Craig Kasten
Managing Partner, MySwaddle
Craig Kasten is the Founder and Managing Partner of SKYGEN, where he drives the development of innovative, technology enabled solutions that modernize and streamline healthcare benefits administration.
With more than 30 years of leadership in the managed healthcare industry, Mr. Kasten has founded or co-founded several organizations that now form SKYGEN’s suite of technology and service offerings. He also co-founded Doral Dental, expanding it into a market leading organization prior to its acquisition by DentaQuest Ventures. In addition, he continues to guide the strategic vision and functional design of SKYGEN’s proprietary Enterprise System platform.
Earlier in his career, Mr. Kasten served as Chief Operating Officer and Chief Financial Officer of CareNetwork, Inc., a publicly traded regional health plan later acquired by Humana. He holds a Bachelor’s degree from Marquette University and an MBA from the University of Wisconsin–Milwaukee and has been licensed as a Certified Public Accountant in Wisconsin.
Mr. Kasten has been recognized with several honors, including the Ernst & Young Entrepreneur of the Year Award (2003), the Marquette University Distinguished Alumnus Award (2005), and the Marquette All University Service Award (2021) for his contributions to Milwaukee and to global outreach efforts through the SKYGEN International Foundation. He also serves on the Board of the Concordia University Wisconsin and Ann Arbor Foundation.
David Dingley
Managing Partner, MySwaddle
David has more than 30 years of healthcare experience in both Medicaid and Commercial benefits. President and co-founder, David Dingley oversees all aspects of Holista, LLC. Holista, an affiliate of SKYGEN, offers comprehensive solutions in the Value-Based and Therapy Benefits Management areas of managed care.
Mr. Dingley works with the team responsible for value-based administration and strategic consulting, as well as commercial and government therapy management programs. Mr. Dingley has led Holista’s expansion into new markets and service lines, and launched several successful new products in the benefit management industry.
Prior to joining SKYGEN, Mr. Dingley spent six years as Executive Director of Prudential Healthcare’s managed care plans in Kansas City, Missouri. Mr. Dingley earned a MBA from the Keller Graduate School of Business, and is a graduate of Wabash College.




