Mending the Cracks in Health Care

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August 17, 2020

The coronavirus pandemic has laid bare the deep cracks in our health care system. At the same time, the crisis has presented us with the opportunity and imperative to improve health care delivery in the U.S. But what actions can we take to pave a better road forward? In this episode of the Business Group on Health podcast, we speak with Dr. Kavita Patel on the current challenges within the U.S. health care system, the opportunities that lie ahead, and how we can seize these opportunities to truly transform health care.

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SPEAKERS

Kavita Patel | Physician Scholar at the Brookings Institute & Health Policy Advisor

Ellen Kelsay | President and CEO, Business Group on Health

Duration 46 min

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