Dr. Amol Navathe on The ACO Show
The ACO Show explores the transformation to value-based healthcare with Josh Israel MD (@DrJIsrael) and Joe Shonkwiler MD, MBA (@JoeShonkwiler). On this episode (69), "Behavioral Economics and Health Care System Reform," Dr. Amol Navathe (@AmolNavathe), physician and health economist, speaks with Joe (@JoeShonkwiler). Dr. Navathe serves as the Co-Director of the Healthcare Transformation Institute at the University of Pennsylvania, a commissioner of the Medicare Payment Advisory Commission and the cofounder of Embedded Healthcare. He explains the role that behavioral economics can play in improving health care outcomes and lowering costs. They also discuss how the COVID-19 outbreak may motivate the U.S. health system to make permanent improvements.