Grand Junction, Colorado
It is possible
to delivery higher quality care at lower costs in the U.S.
health care system. We have to look no further than Grand Junction, CO to prove it is possible. To better
understand the principles and actors that make the Grand Junction health
community work so well, the Health Policy Program at the New America Foundation
recently completed a case study, "Grand Junction, Colorado: A Health Community that Works." Read
the full report here
and a summary here.
In 2006, average Medicare spending per enrollee in
Grand Junction was $5,800, about 30 percent lower
than the national average of $8,300 and more than 60 percent lower than
high-cost areas like McAllen, Texas. Despite its lack of a formal integrated
delivery system, Grand Junction patients benefit
from excellent outcomes, state-of-the-art health information technology, and the
latest innovations in preventive and palliative care at much lower costs than
elsewhere in the U.S.
For more information, read our posts on Grand Junction at the New Health Dialogue blog, here
and here.
About Us
The American health care system is in crisis. To create a sustainable health system for all, we must cover all Americans, control costs, and enhance quality. The Health Policy Program at New America Foundation is committed to comprehensive reform of the American health care system to meet these goals. With bipartisan leadership that extends from Congress to business, labor, and health system leaders, we can improve Americans’ health and financial security and make our economy more competitive around the globe.
A more-detailed program description is available here.
Be sure to visit our New Health Dialogue blog.
Check out our State of State Health website.
Program Staff
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Len Nichols
Director, Health Policy Program -
Julie Barnes
Deputy Director, Health Policy Program -
Sarah Axeen
Policy Analyst, Health Policy Program -
Elizabeth Carpenter
Associate Policy Director, Health Policy Program -
Tom Emswiler
Senior Program Associate and Congressional Liaison, Health Policy Program -
Meredith Hughes
Program Associate, Health Policy Program -
Joanne Kenen
Senior Writer, Health Policy Program - Paul Testa
Program Associate, Health Policy Program
Press
| Headline | Date |
|---|---|
| ReidCare Remix | Slate | November 19, 2009 |
| Study: Without Health Reform, Colorado Business Will Face Climbing Costs | Bizjournals.com | November 10, 2009 |
| Health Care and Values | NPR | November 9, 2009 |
| Health Insurance Costs in Dispute | Indianapolis Star | November 2, 2009 |
| House, Senate Health Care Bills Put Limit on Out-of-pocket Expenses for Consumers | Dallas Morning News | October 31, 2009 |
| CBO Rebuts Pros, Cons of Public Option | Wall Street Journal | October 30, 2009 |
| Insured, Not Protected: 3 Tales of Health Disaster | MSNBC | October 26, 2009 |
| Women Pay Up to 50% More for Health Insurance Premiums | Denver Post | October 25, 2009 |
| Explaining the Excise Tax | Washington Post | October 20, 2009 |
| Curbing Costs Falls to Wayside in Health-Reform Push | Denver Post | October 18, 2009 |
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Testimony
Program Director Len Nichols is regularly asked to testify before Congress on health policy matters. For the full texts of his prepared testimony, please see the links below:- Competition in the Healthcare Marketplace -- U.S. Senate Committee on Commerce, Science and Transportation -- July 16, 2009
- Roundtable on Heathcare Reform: Small Business Concerns and Priorities -- Senate Small Business Committee -- July 9, 2009
- Coverage Roundtable -- U.S. Senate Committee on Finance -- May 5, 2009
- Addressing Insurance Market Reform in National Health Reform -- U.S. Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pension -- March 24, 2009
- Making Health Care Reform Work for Small Business -- U.S. House Committee on Small Business -- September 18, 2008
- State-Based Reform Efforts -- U.S. Senate Finance Committee Health Reform Summit -- June 16, 2008
- Health Care and the Budget -- U.S. Senate Budget Committee -- June 26, 2007
- Small Employer Health Insurance: First, Do No Harm, Then Do the Right Things -- U.S. Senate Committee on Finance -- April 5, 2006
- The Challenges Facing Small Employers in Purchasing Health Insurance -- U.S. Senate Committee on Small Business and Entrepreneurship -- April 19, 2005
Health CEOs for Health Reform
Making Quality Healthcare Affordable for All
Event. Health CEOs for
Health Reform recently held a successful event
on Capitol Hill, Making Quality
Healthcare Affordable for All. For more details, check out our posts on the
New Health Dialogue Blog.We also have a video highlight reel of speakers, including White House Office of Health Reform Director Nancy Ann DeParle. Full video coverage is available here.
Policy Paper. The Health CEOs for Health Reform event was accompanied by the release of Realigning U.S. Health Care Incentives to Better Serve Patients and Taxpayers, also available as a two-page executive summary. This white paper details the recommendations of the Health CEOs, emphasizing a need to refocus health care delivery on the patient and move away from fee-for-service medicine.
