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are Reform taking place in Washington, D.C., today involving health policy experts. Sponsored by NACHRI and PwC, the meeting will bebroadcast live to locations across the country where children's hospitals and PwC offices will co-host local town hall meetings focusing on the impact of health care reform at the grassroots level. Hundreds of leaders from business, local government and the health care industry will participate in cities including San Francisco, Cleveland, Dallas, Miami, Philadelphia, Boston and New York.
The survey found demand is high for both cost reduction and expansion of coverage for the uninsured, but there is a difference of opinion about which should come first. When asked which should be the first priority for the new administration -- increase access, reduce costs or improve quality, slightly more than half (51 percent) of American consumers said reduce health care costs, 34 percent said expand coverage to the uninsured and 15 percent said improve the quality of care. The same question asked of health industry influencers found their first priority is to expand coverage. Sixty-one percent of industry influencers said expand health insurance to the uninsured, 25 percent said reduce health care costs and 14 percent said improve the quality of care
"The health system has been broken for a long time and can no longer pass around its flaws and inefficiencies in a market that is simultaneously demanding universal coverage and cost reduction," said David Levy, M.D., principal, health industries advisory practice, PricewaterhouseCoopers. "The good news for patients is that the chances for real reform are better than ever now. New consumer expectations, innovations in medical science and disruptive market forces are quickly changing the way that health care is financed and delivered. Like virtually all other industries, the health care value proposition will be reinvented around the needs of
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