US Healthcare: Gold Standard or Dud? Part 1

05 APRIL 2022

Dr. Steve Miller, Chief Clinical Officer of Cigna joins Steve Odland to discuss the US healthcare system.

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“The reality is, we have a really fast healthcare system, which means we have to have an extraordinary amount of capacity to be able to act that quick…but we pay a lot for that privilege.” That’s according to Dr. Steve Miller, Chief Clinical Officer of Cigna. In this episode of CEO Perspectives, Miller joins The Conference Board President and CEO Steve Odland to discuss the US healthcare system. Tune in for insights on:

The cost of healthcare: Why is the US healthcare system so expensive? How do we balance affordability with innovation?
Room for improvement: Are there other healthcare models we should consider adopting? How can we take advantage of technology to make healthcare more affordable?
Drug costs: What goes into developing new drugs and why are drug costs so high? How do we keep prices from rising so much?
The Affordable Care Act: What were the original goals of the Affordable Care Act? Over a decade later, how are we doing with those goals? What went wrong and what should we do going forward?
A fatigued system: What impact has the pandemic had on the healthcare system? Why is it important to get vaccinated?

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Chief Clinical Officer
Cigna

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