Word: deliveryism
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And that was always going to be a wrestling match because even if these are benign changes - changes in how the delivery system works, reimbursing doctors for quality as opposed to quantity, trying to reduce the number of tests, trying to discourage hospitals from readmitting patients, or at least providing...
And what we've said is that if doctors and patients had that information, and you start changing some of these delivery systems, you will see significant changes in the cost of health care and you will see improved outcomes and improved convenience, because if people are going through a...
And I will say that this has been the most difficult test for me so far in public life, trying to describe in clear, simple terms how important it is that we reform this system. The case is so clear to me. And when I sit with our policy advisors...
Some of these other issues, when it comes to the discussion we just had about delivery systems, get more complicated.
At the same time, survey respondents remain dissatisfied with the current state of health-care delivery and supportive of reform in principle. Forty-six percent of respondents said it was "very important" that Congress and the President pass major health reform in the next few months, and an additional 23...