Over the past few decades, health care costs have risen, quality has fallen, and, today, far too many Americans continue to lack access to affordable coverage and care. And now, with COVID-19 continuing to ravage our communities, people have found themselves trapped in a health care system that too often isn’t up to the task of keeping our communities healthy.

But there’s a path out of the darkness. Rather than letting ourselves get bogged down in tired, polarized debates… rather than focusing on extreme, impractical solutions… we can start a new chapter in American health care. One built on respectful, thoughtful conversations.

One built on Healthy Dialogue.

Featuring prominent health care leaders such as Verily Health president Vivian Lee, conservative thought-leader Avik Roy and U.S. Representative, former HHS Secretary and U.S. Representative Donna Shalala (D-FL 27), and Intermountain Healthcare CEO Marc Harrison… Healthy Dialogue provides a comprehensive and balanced look at what is and isn’t working in health care today. 

Learn more: https://achp.org/news/healthy-dialogue

The COVID-19 crisis has been a public health catastrophe, leaving 6 million+ infected and nearly 200,000 dead. But, to combat the pandemic, the health care industry has begun to develop rapid, off-the-cuff innovations in American health care. 

ACHP's Ceci Connolly explores some of those changes, assesses their staying power in a post-pandemic health system and discusses systemic obstacles to even more innovation.

Guests:

Dr. Vivian Lee

Dr. Stephen Parodi, Executive Vice President, The Permanente Federation     

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Resources:

The Long Fix: Solving America's Health Care Crisis with Strategies that Work for Everyone by Dr. Vivian Lee - Available now on Amazon

Learn more about Kaiser Permanente and the Permanente Federation

Change in the U.S. health care system generally happens in one of two ways: either voluntarily through health plans and clinical systems, or legislatively through Congress. This episode looks at both approaches and introduces “Health Care 2030: ACHP’s Roadmap to Reform” – a 10-year blueprint for maximizing both the voluntary and the legislative.

Guests:

Former HHS Secretary and U.S. Rep. Donna Shalala (D, FL-27)

Dr. Marc Harrison, CEO and President, Intermountain Healthcare

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Resources:

"What One Health Care CEO Is Learning from the Pandemic", Harvard Business Review, by Dr. Marc Harrison