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Aug 6, 2014
A Health Care Model That’s Working
CEO Bernard J. Tyson EXPLAINS WHY KAISER PERMANENTE LOOKS STRONG IN A FAST-CHANGING INDUSTRY. By Geoff Colvin Bernard J. Tyson runs Kaiser Permanente, a giant, integrated health care system that combines an insurance company, hospitals, clinics, pharmacies, and salaried doctors. That unusual structure looks a lot like an accountable-care organization as envisioned in the Affordable Care Act, and it has made KP a focus of intense interest as change roils the industry. Tyson, 55, talked recently with Fortune about the upside of industry consolidation, why he wears a fitness wristband, and much else. Edited excerpts: We’re seeing a lot of...