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An Insurance Insider’s View on How to Fix the U.S. Healthcare System - Jeb Dunkelberger, CEO of Sutter Health|Aetna
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An Insurance Insider’s View on How to Fix the U.S. Healthcare System - Jeb Dunkelberger, CEO of Sutter Health|Aetna
FromRaise the Line
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24 minutes
Released:
Jun 24, 2021
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Podcast episode
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In his book, Rich & Dying: An Insider Calls Bullsh*t on America's Healthcare Economy, Sutter Health|Aetna CEO Jeb Dunkelberger uses his unique position as head of a company whose clients are some of the largest employers in the world to reveal what is going on behind the scenes in healthcare. Find out in this episode hosted by Shiv Gaglani why Dunkelberger believes neither free-market economics nor “Medicare For All” is a workable solution to our nation's healthcare crisis, and why it's so important for providers to understand the flow of funds in the insurance sector. Plus, learn about aligned incentives, why the post-COVID environment might be a good time for people to accept new ideas, and why the future may not be as telemedicine-dependent as some predict.
Released:
Jun 24, 2021
Format:
Podcast episode
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