Obamacare Has Given Doctors A 3% Pay Raise

http://www.forbes.com/sites/brucejapsen/2015/10/04/obamacare-has-given-doctors-a-three-percent-pay-raise/

A demonstrator outside the Supreme Court in support of President Obama’s health law, the Affordable Care Act (ACA), holds up a “ACA is Here to Stay” sign June 25, 2015 in Washington after justices ruled 6-3 to save Obamacare tax subsidies.  Photographer: Andrew Harrer/Bloomberg.

U.S. Healthcare spending accounts for 18.2% of GDP

http://www.healthcaredive.com/news/healthcare-spending-accounts-for-182-of-gdp/407252/

Click to access CSHS-Spending-Brief_October_2015_0.pdf

One-quarter of seniors have healthcare cost concerns

http://managedhealthcareexecutive.modernmedicine.com/managed-healthcare-executive/news/one-quarter-seniors-have-healthcare-cost-concerns

Close Up Portrait of Worried Senior Couple

Close Up Portrait of Worried Senior Couple

CMS’ 6 health equity problems: What execs should know

http://managedhealthcareexecutive.modernmedicine.com/managed-healthcare-executive/news/cms-6-health-equity-problems-what-execs-should-know-slideshow

health equity priorities

The Strategy That Will Fix Health Care

https://hbr.org/2013/10/the-strategy-that-will-fix-health-care

THE VALUE AGENDA

The strategic agenda for moving to a high-value health care delivery system has six components. They are interdependent and mutually reinforcing. Progress will be greatest if multiple components are advanced together.