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National thought leaders reached consensus on principles of health care reform in a series of events sponsored by the Mayo Clinic Health Policy Center.
The principles, or cornerstones, include Creating Value, Coordinated Care, Payment Reform and Health Insurance for All. Each cornerstone includes action steps and strategies as well as Mayo Clinic Health Policy Center plans for moving patient-centered health care reform closer to reality.
Mayo Clinic believes that U.S. health care urgently needs reform to ensure access to quality, affordable patient care. Read our detailed recommendations.
Mayo says Medicare changes needed in Obama plan
Minnesota Public Radio
September 22, 2009
Is the Mayo Clinic a Model or a Mirage? Jury Is Still Out
Washington Post
September 20, 2009
Dr. Cortese at National Press Club
Also: C-SPAN
September 18, 2009
Dr. Cortese at Washington Journal
C-SPAN
September 18, 2009
Mayo Clinic: Health Care Model?
ABC News Nightline
September 10, 2009
Paging Dr. Reform
Washington Post
August 20, 2009
Mayo Clinic: Multidisciplinary Teamwork, Physician-Led Governance, and Patient-Centered Culture Drive World-Class Health Care
Commonwealth Fund
August 13, 2009
Economics are another Mayo 'miracle' for patients and insurers
Rochester Post Bulletin
July 25, 2009
A conversation with Denis Cortese, President and CEO of Mayo Clinic
Charlie Rose
July 22, 2009
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Mayo Clinic leaders offer their perspectives on key issues currently being debated regarding health care reform.
National leaders in medical and health care education met in April 2009 to begin the discussion of how the education system can be reformed to support patient-centered health care reform.
View summaries and Web casts from the symposium sessions.
You can help achieve quality health care for all. HealthCare REPAIR is building a movement for major change in the way health care is delivered and paid for in America, and you can be a part of this exciting new endeavor.
11/06/09
At this juncture, Mayo Clinic will neither endorse or oppose entire bills in the House or Senate but will continue to point out provisions that we think move the country toward patient-centered health care and areas where we have concerns.
9/23/09
We applaud the House and the Senate for their ongoing efforts to obtain universal coverage for all Americans and to reform the current insurance system through measures such as eliminating pre-existing condition exclusions.
9/22/09
Mayo Clinic supports Senator Maria Cantwell's (D-WA) amendment to incentivize value in the Medicare physician payment formula in the Senate Finance Committee health care reform bill.
9/21/09
Mayo Clinic believes that the provision in the Finance Committee Chairman Max Bacus' bill to foster the creation of consumer operated and oriented plans (CO-OP) is an encouraging step ...
9/21/09
Mayo Clinic applauds Senators Amy Klobuchar (MN), Maria Cantwell (WA) and 26 other Senators for urging President Obama to realign Medicare spending in order to provide greater value to patients and to lower costs.
See how health care reform opportunities are already taking place around the United States.
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