Relentless Health Value

Let me explicitly state an implicit theme that’s been running through a bunch of the latest Relentless Health Value podcasts talking about if and how the COVID-19 pandemic could possibly serve as a flash point in the health care industry—a flash point where egregious and self-interested financial pursuits take such a toll that politicians notice. Why do these legislators notice? Because the patients (also known as voters), the ones that we all serve, begin to break under the weight of a system that inappropriately enriches some of its purveyors. In this health care podcast, I speak with Peter Hayes, who is president and CEO at the Healthcare Purchaser Alliance of Maine and a national presence in health care strategy/innovation and frequent keynote speaker. One thing, among many, that Peter said during our conversation struck me. He said it will take a village to fix what ails the health care system in this country. There’s just too many interdependencies. Take, for example, some of the biggest, most powerful