Currently, 1 percent of
Americans incur 35 percent
of all healthcare costs. At the
same time, preventable diseases
such as diabetes and heart
disease among traditionally
underrepresented groups are
increasing. The system is
broken. How can we have
quality, affordab le care for all?
THE HEALTHCARE CRISIS
What s the
’
Solution?
To find out, DiversityInc’s CEO Luke Visconti
sat down with George C. Halvorson,
chairman and CEO of Kaiser Permanente
(No. 7 on The 2009 DiversityInc Top
50 Companies for Diversity® list), and
Daniel L. Vasella, M.D., chairman and CEO
of Novartis AG, parent company of Novartis
Pharmaceuticals Corp. (No. 20). Here are
edited excerpts of their conversations.
