Can we redesign healthcare to profitably serve the poor? | P.J. Parmar | TEDxMileHigh
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PJ Parmar |
TEDxMileHigh
• June 2018
Modern American healthcare is defined by its high costs, high overhead, and inaccessibility. Physician P.J. Parmar thought about this in medical school -- if he could build a practice that caters to low income folks, instead of avoiding them, then he would have guaranteed customers and very little competition. Could serving the poor be a good business opportunity? Physician P.J. Parmar founded Ardas Family Medicine, a private practice that serves resettled refugees, and Mango House, a home for refugees with activities and services that include dental care, food and clothing banks, churches, scout troops, and afterschool programs.
Before studying medicine, P.J. was an environmental engineer, a backpacking guide with the Boy Scouts, and a world travel junkie. He is the son of Punjabi immigrants and stay-at-home dad to a four-year-old. P.J. owns just two identical pairs of pants and enjoys his oatmeal lumpy.
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