Managed Healthcare Executive May 9, 2020
Atul Gawanade, M.D., is looking to step down as chief executive of Haven and pull back away from the day-to-day operations of the novel healthcare venture that is backed by Amazon, Berkshire Hathaway, and JPMorgan Chase, the Wall Street Journal reported late yesterday. The newspaper says Gawande wants to take on less operational role of chairman of the organization.
The venture, called Haven, has labored under sky-high high expectations that a new entity backed by three massively powerful and rich companies could lead to massive disruption of American healthcare. Gawande’s departure from the executive job would, at least initially, add to the narrative that the start-up with blue ribbon backers has been a disappointment
Gawande is a cancer surgeon...