Panelists speak at the Aspen Ideas Festival. From left: Amazon's Vin Gupta, Commonwealth's Joseph Betancourt, Cityblock's Toyin Ajayi and Kaiser's Mark Schuster. Photo: Aspen Institute/Nick Tininenko
Investing in primary care could boost quality and outcomes while slashing costs, but financial and political headwinds stand in the way, experts said at the Aspen Ideas Festival in June.
Why it's the BFD: Profit motives aren't currently aligned for such a model, as evidenced by Walgreens' decision to scale back its investment in primary care subsidiary VillageMD last week.
