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Mike Picos' path to becoming a successful healthcare entrepreneur was marked by unexpected turns, initially pursuing a career in medicine before shifting to law and eventually business consulting. After realizing he didn’t want to practice law, he joined Boston Consulting Group, where he worked on healthcare-related cases during the transition period of the Affordable Care Act. This pivotal time revealed significant gaps in primary care, sparking the idea for Oak Street Health and a better model to serve patients. He and his co-founders saw a unique opportunity to create a primary care model aimed at high-needs populations, leading to the establishment of a new healthcare venture.