Truth & Toxins: Dr. Soon-Shiong’s Vision for the LA Times and America’s Health | 12.21.24

1121.312 - 1150.362 Dr. Patrick Soon-Shiong

The solution was to identify a system where the people who care for the patient, meaning the doctors, have real-time information about the chronically ill. The chronically ill represent about 10% of the population, but cost 80% of the healthcare costs. At the time I was presenting to President Obama, I think our healthcare costs were maybe in the 3 trillion. It's now 4.8 trillion.