State strategies to improve quality and efficiency: making the most of opportunities in national health reform

State strategies to improve quality and efficiency: making the most of opportunities in national health reform

Collection:
Health Policy and Services Research
Author(s):
Rosenthal, Jill, author
Gauthier, Anne, author
Arons, Abigail, author
Contributor(s):
Commonwealth Fund, issuing body.
National Academy for State Health Policy (U.S.), issuing body.
Publication:
[New York, N.Y.] : Commonwealth Fund, December 2010
Language(s):
English
Format:
Text
Subject(s):
Delivery of Health Care -- organization & administration
Efficiency, Organizational
Health Care Reform
Insurance Coverage
Insurance, Health
Quality of Health Care
United States
United States.
Genre(s):
Technical Report
Abstract:
There is an acknowledged need for extensive reform to the health care delivery system in the United States. The Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act offers unprecedented opportunities to transform care delivery, with numerous provisions that support systemic improvements. States have an imperative to greatly improve system efficiency if they are to effectively and sustainably implement the law's changes, particularly mandatory coverage expansion. This report examines specific Affordable Care Act provisions that support state system improvement goals and profiles efforts in 10 states: Colorado, Kansas, Maine, Massachusetts, Minnesota, Oregon, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, Vermont, and Washington. The report highlights the opportunities and challenges that federal health care reform will bring and offers suggestions for how state and national leaders can streamline implementation.
Copyright:
Reproduced with permission of the copyright holder. Further use of the material is subject to CC BY license. (More information)
Extent:
1 online resource (1 PDF file (x, 59 pages))
Illustrations:
Illustrations
NLM Unique ID:
101561256 (See catalog record)
Permanent Link:
http://resource.nlm.nih.gov/101561256