If a 2020 economic downturn hits the US, we think digital health funding could screech to a standstill. Economists project that there's a chance the US will slip into a recession in 2020, according to Bankrate.
Though this could grant health startups some wiggle room on the consumer side, an economic downturn could spell trouble for digital health startups when it comes to raising funds, since economic turbulence could have investors taking a more approach to doling out their cash stores, per Venture Beat.