With forecasts calling for reductions in state revenues due to the mortgage and accompanying credit crisis, states are trying to control the rate of increase of health care spending by enhancing value: improving the quality of care and the health of their residents, promoting efficiencies in the health care system, and creating a foundation for future health insurance expansion efforts. Read more »
Colorado created a Center for Improving Value in Health Care, an interdisciplinary think tank that will identify and develop cost control and quality improvement strategies. Read more »
In Minnesota, the cost of a proposed coverage expansion would be covered by promoting healthy behaviors and overhauling how providers are paid. Read more »
Wisconsin's BadgerCare Plus extends health coverage and at the same time emphasizes individuals' responsibility for improving their own health. Read more »