When I retired from Aetna, I became part of the private equity world. It turned out to be a natural fit. — Ron Williams Copy Share Image
I think if we're going to have a requirement that everyone have equal access to insurance, you really have to have a way to… — Ron Williams Copy Share Image
The basic premise of insurance is the pooling of funds from many to cover the costs of some. There are complicated methods for how… — Ron Williams Copy Share Image
Having no choice doesn't result in innovation and performance improvement. — Ron Williams Copy Share Image
A positive, high-performance culture can quickly turn negative if the CEO is not rigorous in constantly articulating values and holding people accountable for both… — Ron Williams Copy Share Image
In health care, you really need a balance of people who need health care today, tomorrow, and in the future. — Ron Williams Copy Share Image
I am not a lawyer or an expert on the Constitution. But as the chairman and CEO of a major health plan, I had… — Ron Williams Copy Share Image
The ACA - popularly known as 'Obamacare' - has been an important step forward toward an admirable goal: providing access to health insurance for… — Ron Williams Copy Share Image
I think reasonable people could agree that, at some point, there's enough income that someone should be expected to participate in the health-care system. — Ron Williams Copy Share Image
The federal government should encourage rather than micromanage market reform in all 50 states. Since health care is local, private-sector innovation in conjunction with… — Ron Williams Copy Share Image
Younger participants in the exchanges and who purchase individual insurance paid more, and they just didn't see the value, and therefore, they did not… — Ron Williams Copy Share Image
When I was a CEO, I thought I understood private equity. I didn't. And what I've learned since my retirement, and since becoming directly… — Ron Williams Copy Share Image
We confuse insurance with our moral obligation to provide health-care services to people. And what we try to do is finance our moral obligation… — Ron Williams Copy Share Image
