Dr. Betancourt, president of the influential The Commonwealth Fund, is committed to “Affordable, quality health care. For everyone.” Hosts Mark Masselli and Margaret Flinter interviewed him at Aspen Ideas: Health at the Aspen Institute.
Here are some of the Fund’s top concerns right now:
Dr. Betancourt, the first Latino to lead the Fund, is also proud of health equity as he defines it:
“My lived experience informs a lot of my ideas around how our foundation can go forward…it’s about respect and making sure we’re not leaving anyone behind, that we and I do the best for everyone. Those are the values I bring personally. Those are the values I bring as a clinician. And those are the values that are very well aligned with the Commonwealth Fund,” he says.
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