Building A System That Works: The Future Of Health Care

Conclusion These changes—smarter payments based on outcomes, improved care, and data that can be used by doctors and patients—are transforming health care in America. Although this Administration will conclude in the next month, I have no doubt that the transformation of our health care system is larger than any one Administration or any one President. Rather, it is a transformation guided by the work of actors at all levels and across the country. The Affordable Care Act may have been an important catalyst, but the changes it set in motion are permanent. And were well overdue. Any attempts to reverse or legislate away this progress will have to grapple with the reality of what our nation has already achieved. This process was not easy or without its setbacks. Untying the old system is complex work. Not all models are successful, and we have learned along the way. We’ve learned that true delivery system reform requires the support of clinicians, patients, and payers. We’ve learned that sometimes it takes longer to see results from new initiatives than we would like. We’ve learned that states can incubate some of the most innovative ideas; and we have learned that we can support the natural desire of clinicians to improve by helping them share best practices, leading to better care quality for all. All of this work is worth it, because we all benefit from a system that measures outcomes and rewards value. We all benefit from care that centers on patients and ...
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