The partnership took its first major step forward when it selected famed surgeon and author Atul Gawande lead the joint venture a month ago. One of Gawande’s first plans of action include meeting with companies throughout the nation to assess the difficulty in obtaining health care.
The listening tour will put Gawande in the eye of the storm to better understand how to lower costs and improve care for a diverse group of 1.2 million people struggling with rising health expenses.
“We think together we have the right people, a long-term view, we’re not profit-seeking, and that we can do what we’re doing a lot better,” said Dimon. We don’t expect progress in the immediate future – like a year or two – but if we come up with some great stuff, we’re going to share it with everybody.”
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