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Take The Long View Of Healthcare To Get Value For Your Employees [Forbes]

Vertex Pharmaceuticals Incorporated (VRTX) 
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Company Research Source: Forbes
The long view was a key theme at the 2018 Forbes Healthcare Summit last week. The transactional and short-term-oriented structure of the U.S. healthcare system creates huge waste and suffering. Entrepreneurs, as benefit plan sponsors and payers, can and must work to unlock long term value. Matt Herper interviews venture capital legend John Doerr. Photo credit: Todd Hixon Behavior as a driver of health was a big topic at this year’s summit, a notable change from the past. Michael Dowling, CEO of Norwell Health, sees an obesity problem with his employees and is driving wellness programs including a revamp of the menus in hospital cafeterias [low-hanging starch?]. Jaewon Ryu, CEO of Geisinger Health System, observed that food and coaching produces twice the drop in A1C (a key diabetes biomarker) that drugs achieve for his customers. Bruce Broussard, CEO of Humana, a payer focused on Medicare Advantage, described how nutrition and depression are major causes of d Show less Read more
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