Bending the Curve: Effective Steps to Address Long-Term Health Care Spending Growth

August 25, 2009 The top priority for Congress and the Administration is to reduce costs of health care while trying to cover the uninsured. The article, from the Engelberg Center for Health Care Reform, lays out multiple steps that will improve accountability of costs, save money in the short-run and in the long-run, and better results from physicians.The suggested steps to take are to provide better information and tools in the system, direct provider payments toward rewarding improvements in quality, reforming health insurance markets, and giving greater support to individual patients. Download the Report . . .