Vital Signs with Jacob Effron and Nikhil Krishnan

Ep 20: Andy Slavitt on Optum’s Evolution and Lessons from Obamacare and COVID

Apr 11, 2023
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1
Introduction
00:00 • 2min
2
What Motivated You to Enter Healthcare?
01:44 • 3min
3
The Evolution of Optum
04:18 • 5min
4
The Growth Leverage for Payers Today
09:23 • 5min
5
The Importance of Predictability in Business
14:23 • 4min
6
The Importance of Health Equity
18:24 • 5min
7
The Importance of Prioritizing Environmental Justice
23:22 • 1min
8
How CMS Saved Healthcare.gov
24:49 • 4min
9
The Importance of Accountability in the Public Sector
28:41 • 4min
10
The Importance of Being Competent
32:44 • 3min
11
The Future of Pandemic Infrastructure
36:01 • 3min
12
What Should Change About Medicaid?
38:53 • 2min
13
The Importance of Communication in the Early Days of the Affordable Care Act
41:22 • 6min