Atul Gawande Says U.S. Health System Is 'Very Expensive Pile Of Junk.' As Head Of Billionaires' Initiative, Will He Be Able To Fix It?

1.0KFF Health Newshttps://kffhealthnews.orgbrilabuskeshttps://kffhealthnews.org/news/author/brilabuskes/Atul Gawande Says U.S. Health System Is 'Very Expensive Pile Of Junk.' As Head Of Billionaires' Initiative, Will He Be Able To Fix It? - KFF Health Newsrich600338<blockquote class="wp-embedded-content" data-secret="VeeLhtMN2O"><a href="https://kffhealthnews.org/morning-breakout/atul-gawande-says-u-s-health-system-is-very-expensive-pile-of-junk-as-head-of-billionaires-initiative-will-he-be-able-to-fix-it/">Atul Gawande Says U.S. Health System Is ‘Very Expensive Pile Of Junk.’ As Head Of Billionaires’ Initiative, Will He Be Able To Fix It?</a></blockquote><iframe sandbox="allow-scripts" security="restricted" src="https://kffhealthnews.org/morning-breakout/atul-gawande-says-u-s-health-system-is-very-expensive-pile-of-junk-as-head-of-billionaires-initiative-will-he-be-able-to-fix-it/embed/#?secret=VeeLhtMN2O" width="600" height="338" title="“Atul Gawande Says U.S. Health System Is ‘Very Expensive Pile Of Junk.’ As Head Of Billionaires’ Initiative, Will He Be Able To Fix It?” — KFF Health News" data-secret="VeeLhtMN2O" frameborder="0" marginwidth="0" marginheight="0" scrolling="no" class="wp-embedded-content"></iframe><script type="text/javascript"> /* <![CDATA[ */ /*! This file is auto-generated */ !function(d,l){"use strict";l.querySelector&&d.addEventListener&&"undefined"!=typeof URL&&(d.wp=d.wp||{},d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage||(d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage=function(e){var t=e.data;if((t||t.secret||t.message||t.value)&&!/[^a-zA-Z0-9]/.test(t.secret)){for(var s,r,n,a=l.querySelectorAll('iframe[data-secret="'+t.secret+'"]'),o=l.querySelectorAll('blockquote[data-secret="'+t.secret+'"]'),c=new RegExp("^https?:$","i"),i=0;i<o.length;i++)o[i].style.display="none";for(i=0;i<a.length;i++)s=a[i],e.source===s.contentWindow&&(s.removeAttribute("style"),"height"===t.message?(1e3<(r=parseInt(t.value,10))?r=1e3:~~r<200&&(r=200),s.height=r):"link"===t.message&&(r=new URL(s.getAttribute("src")),n=new URL(t.value),c.test(n.protocol))&&n.host===r.host&&l.activeElement===s&&(d.top.location.href=t.value))}},d.addEventListener("message",d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage,!1),l.addEventListener("DOMContentLoaded",function(){for(var e,t,s=l.querySelectorAll("iframe.wp-embedded-content"),r=0;r<s.length;r++)(t=(e=s[r]).getAttribute("data-secret"))||(t=Math.random().toString(36).substring(2,12),e.src+="#?secret="+t,e.setAttribute("data-secret",t)),e.contentWindow.postMessage({message:"ready",secret:t},"*")},!1)))}(window,document); /* ]]> */ </script> The health world has been closely watching to see who Amazon, Berkshire Hathaway and JPMorgan Chase would choose to lead their health care initiative geared toward reining in astronomical costs. Atul Gawande, a highly respected doctor and writer on health care policy, is a "well-known luminary" in the field, but the pick was also a surprise to some because he lacks hands-on experience running a large organization.