Wednesday, May 20, 2020
Commonwealth Fund President, Dr. David Blumenthal, on COVID-19 and the US Healthcare System
The following is a conversation between Dr. David Blumenthal, President of The Commonwealth Fund, and Denver Frederick, the host of the Business of Giving.
In this interview, Dr. David Blumenthal, President of The Commonwealth Fund, shares the following:
• Our lack of trust in government as an organizing force in society
• Other reasons why the country was not prepared for this pandemic
• The problem of a healthcare system that depends upon the volume of what walks through its doors and not sustained as a vital infrastructure