Value-Driven Health Care FAQs

Four Cornerstones

• Why promote health information technology, transparency, and increased incentives for performance measurement and consumer engagement?
• What is the potential cost or benefit to my organization if we commit to support the Four Cornerstones of Value-driven Health Care?
• Is the Statement of Support for the Four Cornerstones of Value-driven Health Care a binding legal commitment?

IT Standards in Health Care

• How would proposed standardization affect existing pay-for-performance programs?
• How are we going to advance health information technology standards?
• What are we committing to regarding the selection and use of standardized quality measures for health care providers?

Employer Participation

• What are employers committing to related to incentives for consumers?
• Will a commitment to Value-driven Health Care affect how we design employee benefit plans?
• What are we committing to related to health care price disclosure?
• What role do the six regional Better Quality Information for Medicare Beneficiaries (BQI) project pilot communities play in this initiative? Are employers required to participate?
• What is the responsibility of my company vs. the responsibility of the health insurance plans and providers?
• Where do I send my Value-driven Health Care Support Statement?
• Can a company adopt some of the Value-driven Health Care goals, but not all of them?
• How will the Value-driven Health Care effort interact with other collaborations and initiatives (e.g., Leapfrog, Bridges to Excellence) in which my company is participating?
• When would my company be expected to begin implementing the Value-driven Health Care goals?

Public and Private Interactions

• Value-driven health care public-private collaboratives
• What is the intent of the President’s Executive Order 13410: “Promoting Quality and Efficient Health Care in Federal Government Administered or Sponsored Healthcare Programs?"
• What actions will the Federal government be taking to make value-driven health care a reality?
• How will the private sector interact with the Federal government to advance the adoption of health information technology (IT)?
• How will the private sector interact with the Federal government to coordinate the selection of value-driven health care measures?