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Exercising purchasing power for preventive care

H H Schauffler1, T Rodriguez

  • 1School of Public Health, University of California, Berkeley, USA.

Health Affairs (Project Hope)
|January 1, 1996
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Purchasing groups can improve public health by prioritizing health promotion and disease prevention. The Pacific Business Group on Health

Area of Science:

  • Health Services Research
  • Public Health Policy
  • Preventive Medicine

Background:

  • Healthcare systems traditionally focus on medical service delivery.
  • A shift towards health improvement and disease prevention is needed.
  • Purchasers play a key role in driving healthcare system changes.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To demonstrate how purchasers can incentivize health promotion and disease prevention.
  • To showcase the Pacific Business Group on Health's model for redefining healthcare value.
  • To encourage the adoption of performance-based payment for preventive care.

Main Methods:

  • Incorporating health promotion and disease prevention into healthcare value definitions.
  • Implementing performance-based payment models for health plans.

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  • Encouraging consumer choice of health plans excelling in preventive care.

    • Main Results:

    • The Pacific Business Group on Health's initiative serves as a model for other purchasing groups.
    • Economic incentives and accountability systems can be combined to achieve public health goals.
    • A strategic focus on prevention can improve overall population health outcomes.

    Conclusions:

    • Purchasers can effectively redirect healthcare systems towards health improvement.
    • Performance-based purchasing is a viable strategy for enhancing preventive care.
    • Collaborative efforts between purchasers, health plans, and employers can advance public health objectives.