Substance Abuse & Mental Health Services Administration

CMHS Consumer Affairs E-News
May 15, 2007, Vol. 07-82

U.S. Health Care Sector Moves Rapidly To Provide Consumer Information on Value

Less than a year after launching his Value-Driven Health Care Initiative, HHS Secretary Leavitt announced that more than 100 million Americans are now served by health plans that are committed to providing consumers with transparent quality and cost information. The Federal government; half of the States; about 775 employers, including almost half of the top 200 U.S. corporations; and numerous unions, communities, doctors, and hospitals have joined the movement. In August 2006, President Bush signed an Executive Order committing the Federal government to the "four cornerstones" of value-driven care: health information technology, public reporting of provider quality information, public reporting of cost information, and incentives for value comparison. Select to read the HHS press release at http://www.hhs.gov/news/press/2007pres/05/pr20070509a.html.

Select for more information on Value-Driven Health Care at http://www.hhs.gov/transparency/.

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