Flatlining: How Healthcare Could Kill the U.S. Economy with Ron Howrigon

Ron Howrigon talks about his new book, Flatlining: How Healthcare could Kill the U.S. Economy. He discusses the looming economic crisis in healthcare that could be far bigger and more widespread than the auto industry and the housing market crashes combined. Ron talks about what will happen if we don’t change the course we’re on, and the prescription for what we must do to avoid it.

About Our Guest

Ron Howrigon is the President and Founder of Fulcrum Strategies, a physician advocacy group he founded in 2004, and author of Flatlining: How Healthcare could Kill the U.S. Economy. He has eighteen years experience in the managed care industry as a negotiator and network manager. He has held senior management positions with three of the largest managed care companies in the U.S., including Kaiser Permanente, Cigna, HealthCare, and Blue Cross/Blue Shield.