Good morning.
I’m in Los Angeles at Fortune Brainstorm Health, where entrepreneurs, medical experts, and health executives have come together to share ideas on the frontiers of health care. Conversations range from high-tech wizardry—Eko CEO Connor Landgraf demonstrated an A.I.-powered stethoscope that can diagnose heart disease—to everyday reality—Chelsea Clinton talked about how little has been done to address the obesity epidemic in this country. Indeed, what makes discussions of the health care business both exhilarating and depressing is that there is so much that can be done to make it better. As venture investor Annie Lamont of Oak HC/FT put it: "There is unlimited opportunity. Health care has so many ways it can improve.”
The conversations here also underscore how profoundly the pandemic has changed health care. People have gotten more engaged in their own care, digitization has greatly accelerated remote access, mental health has gotten a much-needed new focus, and the scarcity of health care talent has become a persistent problem, fueled by caregiver burnout. Here’s CVS CEO Karen Lynch:
