Bending the Curve

Insights on bending the healthcare cost curve.   The principles of Value Based Care work for non-profit organizations operating a closed system such as Kaiser. The people who buy Kaiser coverage, buy into the Kaiser way of healthcare. It’s a prevention first...

Future of Everything

Prepare for the Future of Everything   I participated in several days of the WSJ Future of Everything conference. I didn’t get a sense of awe but got some good insights into what leaders are thinking about now.   Jerome Powell spoke about the potential for a...

Future of Work

The future of work is now.   I participated in a Wall Street Journal [WSJ] event recently on the future of work and have also been reading Brand Thinking by Debbie Millman.   Many of us are thinking about our post Covid lives and how we want to work in the...

Rethinking Government

Rethinking the role of government as co-creators.   I’ve mentioned the book called The Value of Everything before and think that it is a good time to revisit it now.   New taxes are starting to be levied on businesses and more changes to the tax code...

Simple as Possible

How the healthcare industry continues to evolve.   I spent considerable time earlier this month listening to presentations on how the healthcare industry is evolving and prioritizing changes. For this post, I’ve decided to focus on the call to keep things as...

The Long Fix

Playing the long game. I’ve been reading the book called The Long Fix, Solving America’s Health Care Crisis by Vivian Lee MD who is the President of Health Platforms for Verily. She also spoke at the Common Wealth Club last year and honestly, I got turned off quickly....