“How Flat is Your Healthcare?”

Interesting article in today’s NY Times covering comments from GE CEO Jeffrey Immelt, about the leading role he believes India will play in helping the US to cut the cost of delivering healthcare.

The article goes on to observe that:

Many analysts and health care executives say they share Mr. Immelt’s belief that innovations from emerging markets, particularly India, could lead to big changes in the United States health care system. Already, American health care companies are cutting costs by outsourcing services to India like reading X-rays or scheduling nursing visits.

Read the full article here: http://www.nytimes.com/2009/10/03/business/global/03immelt.html?hpw