Letter from Health Care Industry to President Obama Pledging to Cut Health Care Costs

May 11, 2009 Americas Health Insurance Plans, Advanced Medical Technology Association, American Hospital Association, Pharmaceutical Research and Manufacturers of America, Service Employees International Union, and the American Medical Association said they would do the following to reduce future health care expenditures: Implement proposals in all sectors of the health care system, focusing on the administrative simplification, standardization, and transparency that supports effective markets Reduce overuse and underuse of health care by aligning quality and efficiency incentives among providers across the continuum of care so that physicians, hospitals and other health care providers are encouraged and enabled to work together Encourage . . .