Apr 12, 2022
“If you're anywhere in the world, and you got really sick, where would you want to be? I probably want to be here [in the US]. We are capable of delivering the finest health care in the world. Our challenge is that it's not equitable. It's not available to everybody,” says George Barrett, former chairman and CEO of Cardinal Health and a trustee of The Conference Board. In this episode of CEO Perspectives, The Conference Board President and CEO Steve Odland sits down with Barrett to discuss the current state of our healthcare system, what's working, what isn't working, and how we can lower costs and improve outcomes. Tune in for insights on:
- Why healthcare consumes so much of GDP in the US compared to other countries
- The business model of healthcare in the US and why pay the fee-for-service model creates a “perverse incentive”
- Why COVID-19 is an inflection point and a wake-up call