We have to make being healthy cool, and it needs to be a top priority for our society. Healthcare tends to be a political lightning rod, too often focused on how the system fails people. I think we need to get back to viewing patients as humans — as family members — mothers, daughters, sons and fathers. What happens in society is that we have systematic problems and behaviors that lead to our poor health. Obesity is a huge problem in the United States, and it is getting worse, in part, as a result of the pandemic.
As a part of my interview series with leaders in healthcare, I had the pleasure to interview Robert C. Falkenberg, CEO of UnitedHealthcare of California. For the past thirty years, Rob has dedicated his career to the improvement of the health care system in the United States. With leadership experiences at Aetna, MassMutual, WellPoint and Sloans Lake Managed Care, Rob joined UnitedHealthcare in 2001, becoming CEO of…
