As we work to reform the health care system, we must remain mindful of the tremendous advances in medical care that have helped Americans live longer, healthier lives. Cutting-edge technologies, new medications and advanced techniques that add value must be preserved while we seek to trim costs by reducing inefficiency, waste and abuse.
Achieving the appropriate balance between quality and cost is a key to sustainable health reform that bends the cost curve – and there is no shortage of opinions about how to strike that balance. Leading health policy experts share some of those opinions here.