Becker's Healthcare September 20, 2018
Ayla Ellison

The healthcare venture formed by Amazon, Berkshire Hathaway and JPMorgan Chase has tapped Monitor Group, a global consulting firm based in Boston, to help develop its strategy for lowering healthcare spending by improving care of chronically ill patients, a source familiar with the arrangement told STAT.

Here are three things to know:

1. The healthcare venture, announced by the trio of companies on Jan. 30, aims to lower healthcare costs for their combined 1.2 million employees. To bend the cost curve, the company, led by Atul Gawande, MD, must make it easier for chronically ill employees to access care and select cost-effective providers, according to the report.

2. Monitor Group, the business consulting division of Deloitte,...

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