Experts eager for reform

A recent survey from The Commonwealth Fund shows two-thirds of those in the health care industry think expanding health coverage and improving quality and efficiency, as well as controlling costs, are important – so much so that President Obama should focus on those goals simultaneously.

The survey found industry professionals were most concerned about expanding the State Children’s Health Insurance Program – which 83 percent of respondents said was absolutely essential or very important; using the economic stimulus to invest in health information technology (78 percent); and providing public health insurance to the long-term unemployed (72 percent).