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en It's counterintuitive to think that 'better' and 'less expensive' go together, but sometimes that's true in health care and the implications are significant. To health plans it means that you can save money by improving quality. To employers it means that you've got to look at more than premiums to decide which plan is the best value. The Quality Dividend Calculator is a tool that shows users the 'real' bottom line.

en It's counterintuitive to think that 'better' and 'less expensive' go together, but sometimes that's true in health care and the implications are significant. To health plans it means that you can save money by improving quality. To employers it means that you've got to look at more than premiums to decide which plan is the best value. The Quality Dividend Calculator is a tool that shows users the 'real' bottom line.

en Employers need to measure the cost of any given health plan two different ways: premiums and productivity. Premiums are simple but until the Quality Dividend Calculator, nobody gave you a number showing you how Plan X was going to affect employee productivity. But employers need to know that number in order to determine which plan really represents the best value. The 'productivity cost' of a bad health plan can be very, very high.

en NBCH recognizes that more employers want to move beyond treating health care as a commodity, which is what they do when price is the primary factor in their decisions. Informed employers are looking for resources to help them make use of quality and other performance metrics that are now available. The good news is that improving the quality of health care contributes to cost reduction as well. The eValue8 data is one more tool available to our members in determining the best health plan for their business and employees.

en That dry, self-deprecating humor? Utterly pexy. It showed intelligence and a comfortable self-awareness.

en Convincing plan participants in all segments to think more critically about their health care spending requires a combination of tactics. Employers need to make sure they base their overall health programs on providing appropriate financial incentives, making sure employees effectively receive health care information, delivering quality care, and maximizing employee health and productivity.

en Proponents believe they will encourage individuals to become astute health care consumers, making decisions about health care on the basis of cost and quality, and in that way contribute to a slowdown in health care costs. Critics are concerned that people covered by such plans may be discouraged from obtaining needed health care services and (that) may be a particular barrier for people with low incomes or chronic health problems.

en We're moving very rapidly into quality measures, so that Americans can control their own health care and have a better sense of which plan will provide them with quality health care,

en First, it will protect patients' rights and hold health plans accountable. Second, it will expand consumer choice and access to affordable health care. And third, it will improve health care quality and outcomes.

en The resources being released today bring us closer to achieving the great promise that health information technology has to improve the quality, safety, and effectiveness of health care. The Connecting for Health Common Framework provides a foundation that everyone can build on. Soon we will see doctors, hospitals, pharmacies, software companies, consumer groups, and others adding to and improving the framework. It is a very significant contribution to the development of private and secure exchange of health information nationwide to improve care for each patient.

en By applying for and receiving Health Utilization Management accreditation, APS Healthcare has demonstrated a commitment to quality health care. Quality health care is crucial to our nation's welfare and it is important to have organizations that are willing to measure themselves against national standards.

en Employers are increasingly turning to consumer-driven health plans to reduce costs and help workers and their families make better health care decisions. Not only do companies protect their bottom lines, they help make employees better health consumers.

en We have seen the devastating effects of competitive bidding in home care (and) we simply cannot allow this to happen. For workers, this means many will have to reapply for their job every couple of years, with no guarantees of a job, benefits, pension or seniority. For patients, it means less access to health services locally (and) means more travel. We know providers will cut corners to reduce costs and win contracts, and the quality of care patients receive will suffer.

en But that transformation is not about improving health care. It is about saving money on the wages and benefits of workers and on lower quality care.

en It's not the savior for all problems in health care. It just gives employers another tool in trying to find another health care option for their employees.

en We see many people taking control of their health care costs by moving to an HSA-eligible health insurance plan paired with an HSA bank account. Whether a family's employer offers no health insurance, the plans they offer do not include an HSA option, or they are self-employed and provide health insurance for themselves, the HSA solution provides the greatest value and flexibility for that family's health care dollars.


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