GLP-1s, Specialty Spend, and a 9% Cost Surge: Why Employers Must Rethink Primary Care Now
The question isn’t whether costs will rise. It’s whether employers will continue managing around the margins — or address the root cause.
Dr. Nirav Vakharia
Nirav Vakharia, MD, serves as the Chief Operating Officer of Marathon Health, where he leads clinical and business operations for a national network of nearly 700 health centers. A practicing internal medicine physician with nearly two decades of experience, Dr. Vakharia is a dedicated advocate for value-based primary care. Before stepping into the COO role, he served as the company’s Chief Health Officer and held executive leadership positions at Panoramic Health, Babylon Health, and the Cleveland Clinic, where he managed care for over 400,000 lives. Dr. Vakharia earned his MD from Harvard Medical School and completed his residency at Brigham and Women’s Hospital. His unique perspective is shaped by his background as a former engineer and middle school teacher, allowing him to apply a "first-principles" approach to healthcare innovation.