At BHCAG, everything we do is built around a set of guiding principles that keep us focused on the long-term goal of delivering the right care, at the right time and the right price. As a representative of employer interests, BHCAG has a history of driving disruptive innovations in the marketplace, many of which are focused on transparency, quality and payment reform. Our organization is heavily involved in national and local policy debates. Because health care is delivered locally, some national policy decisions may need to be adapted to meet the needs and structure of the local marketplace.
Guiding Principles for Meaningful Change
Our guiding principles for a well-functioning health care system are:
- Quality Improvement. First and foremost, cost and quality information must be transparent so consumers can make wise health care decisions. In addition, offering performance information to providers helps them improve care and achieve better outcomes.
- Accountability. Health care providers, health plans and other stakeholders must be held accountable for delivering high-value services and for sharing patient satisfaction, cost and outcomes data.
- Efficiency. Efficient health care ensures that patients receive the right care at the right time and at the right price. BHCAG makes this possible by restricting the way providers are paid for high-quality services. Providers rewarded for high-quality care are no longer incented to provide unnecessary services or treat only the healthiest of patients.
- Consumer Knowledge and Self-Reliance. BHCAG envisions a health care market where consumers drive competition based on knowledge about quality, service and cost. BHCAG wants consumers to have the price and quality information necessary to make educated decisions.
Watch an animated video from NPR’s Marketplace reporter Gregor Warner on the issues of health care expansion: