Two Steps to Saving Health Care Reform

We can save health care in the U.S. by taking two steps. First, create a national network of care providers who agree to limit care and not over treat. Second, create a method for measuring the performance of those care providers against their agreement.

We recognize that there are many elements within these two steps. It is not quite as simple as the two sentences might suggest. Non-the-less, if we build our efforts into bringing them to realization, we will fundamentally change health care without changing the players, patients, care providers, and insurers.  We can protect each of their interests.

Medical networks already exist and we can fine tune them to secure doctor agreement to limit treatment to appropriate care. Note that this is not a form of rationing. Because they already exist, the cost of building a national medical network is minimal. Software and medical management protocols already exist and can, likewise, be fine tuned to this system. Trust but verify, as President Reagan said.

When fully implemented, a lean medical care system should save more than $600 billion yearly in medical costs.