Combined Regional Investments Could Substantially Enhance Health System Performance And Be Financially Affordable
| Autor: | Gary B. Hirsch, Elliott S. Fisher, Jack Homer, Bobby Milstein |
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| Rok vydání: | 2016 |
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Economic growth
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| Zdroj: | Health affairs (Project Hope). 35(8) |
| ISSN: | 1544-5208 |
| Popis: | Leaders across the United States face a difficult challenge choosing among possible approaches to transform health system performance in their regions. The ReThink Health Dynamics Model simulates how alternative scenarios could unfold through 2040. This article compares the likely consequences if four interventions were enacted in layered combinations in a prototypical midsize US city. We estimated the effects of efforts to deliver higher-value care; reinvest savings and expand global payment; enable healthier behaviors; and expand socioeconomic opportunities. Results suggest that there may be an effective and affordable way to unlock much greater health and economic potential, ultimately reducing severe illness by 20 percent, lowering health care costs by 14 percent, and improving economic productivity by 9 percent. This would require combined investments in clinical and population-level initiatives, coupled with financial agreements that reduce incentives for costly care and reinvest a share of the savings to ensure adequate long-term financing. |
| Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
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