Substance Abuse & Mental Health Services Administration

CMHS Consumer Affairs E-News
December 16, Vol. 07-204

AHRQ Launches New Consumer-Oriented Video on Health Care Value and Quality

The Agency for Health Research and Quality (AHRQ) has launched a new consumer-oriented video on health care value. The video, Health Care Value: What Are We Getting for What We Spend?, features AHRQ Director Carolyn M. Clancy, M.D., and Reed Tuckson, M.D., Executive Vice President and Chief of Medical Affairs, United Health Group. In the program, experts discuss the barriers to quality and value in health care today; what is being done by government, insurance companies, employers, and patient groups to improve the quality and value of health care; and what individual patients can do to help guarantee that they receive the highest quality health care for the best price. Select to access the video.

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