Dr. Robert Pearl is the former CEO of The Permanente Medical Group, the nation’s largest physician group. He’s the bestselling author of “Mistreated: Why We Think We’re Getting Good Health Care–And Why We’re Usually Wrong” and a Stanford University professor. Follow him on Twitter @RobertPearlMD and sign up for his free monthly newsletter.
The U.S. healthcare system has no shortage of problems. Independent studies confirm it’s the most expensive and least effective in the developed world.
There’s also no shortage of ideas to reverse rising costs, lagging quality and declining satisfaction ratings. Earlier this year, Forbes readers ranked the 18 best healthcare solutions proposed by six of healthcare’s top leaders and thinkers (winning ideas here).
Of course, disruptive ideas are just the beginning. The next step is figuring out how to make change happen. For that, I asked six experts from outside the medical mainstream to offer their strategies and insights during season two of the Fixing Healthcare podcast. Inspired by these conversations, and as a third step in the process, I invite you to participate in the following thought experiment:
It’s the year 2040. American healthcare has experienced a stunning reversal in both cost and quality. The United States now boasts the most effective and efficient medical care in the world. The $1 trillion question: How did it happen?
As far-fetched as this outcome may seem, the purpose of the question is to consider what, specifically, could spark major change in U.S. healthcare. This article features 12 possible answers, each based on the comments and credentials of recent Fixing Healthcare guests …
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