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Innovative health care models took center stage before Congress in late April as alternatives to the fee-based patient care system continued their national campaign to change the way U.S. health care is delivered – and paid for.
The Alliance for Value-Based Patient Care – a coalition advocating on behalf of the 630,000 physicians and other clinicians who participate in value-based models – presented its case for shifting away from fee-based medical care to the House of Representatives. The audience: staff and members of the House of Representatives. The host: the House Health Care Innovation Caucus. The specific purpose: to educate congressional staff on how value-based care works to benefit patients, the health care system, those who practice medicine, and those who pay for it.
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Dan Cook
Dan Cook is a journalist and communications consultant based in Portland, OR. During his journalism career he has been a reporter and editor for a variety of media companies, including American Lawyer Media, BusinessWeek, Newhouse Newspapers, Knight-Ridder, Time Inc., and Reuters. He specializes in health care and insurance related coverage for BenefitsPRO.
