Forbes January 2, 2025
CEO of Bamboo Health. Bringing innovation and growth to the forefront of healthcare with past leadership roles at Lumeris and CVS Health.
Despite spending twice as much per person on healthcare as other wealthy nations, the U.S. lags behind in key health outcomes like life expectancy and infant mortality. Why? Because we’re overlooking a critical piece of the health puzzle: behavioral health.
Many clinicians feel they lack the care coordination tools and solutions to address underlying mental health conditions, leading to a reactive healthcare system that treats illnesses after they arise rather than focusing on prevention and whole-person care.
The Underlying Problem: Overlooked And Untreated Behavioral Health Conditions
Imagine a patient with diabetes who frequently visits the emergency department (ED)....