Anne Kofel

You're listening to McKinsey on Healthcare, a podcast dedicated to showcasing the latest trends, insights, and innovations shaping the healthcare industry.

I'm Anne Kofel, a partner in McKinsey's Boston office and your host for this episode.

Today, I'm joined by Paul Kucero.

Paul is the chairman and former CEO of Amedisys, a home health and hospice care provider.

He's also the executive chairman of Unified Women's Health and the co-founder and chairman of Healthpilot Technologies.

Paul recently published a book called Becoming Healthcare Revolution, 10 Forces That Will Cure America's Health Crisis.

In it, he and his co-author David Johnson discuss the outside forces that are shaping the U.S.

healthcare industry and how healthcare systems will soon transform in ways we've never seen before.

Paul, welcome to the show.

We're happy to have you here.

So, Paul, just to get us started, what inspired you and your co-author David to write this book?

You introduced the healthcare revolution as stemming from complacency in an ever-changing world.

What are some examples of this?

Why do you say that now is the tipping point?

You structure your book around macro forces like demographics and tech imperatives and market forces like care redesign.

Do you see market and macro forces being additive or intention?

You mentioned funding fatigue, particularly for what you term Healthcare Inc.

as a significant macro force.

Can you explain what you mean by this and its impact on the sustainability of our healthcare system?

Another macro force you mentioned is the technological imperative.