We spoke to Mike Wagner from the Advisory Board, who proposes three-tier health insurance systems that prescribe different clinical pathways for chronic patients and the general population. Indeed, there's a flagrant lack of integrated chronic care, which requires multidisciplinary specialization. Especially if we consider that these diseases are pushing healthcare systems off the cliff, not only in the West, but also increasingly in countries with less developed healthcare infrastructure. Focusing on chronic disease is also key to tackling the social determinants of ill health.
July 28, 2016
