New Brookings Report on Person-Centered Care

A working group including former Senator Tom Daschle and former HHS Secretary Michael Leavitt was convened by the Brookings Institute and has published a new white paper on person-centeredness in health care reform. The report argues that person-centered health care is the best way to improve care and health while also bending the curve of health care cost growth. The report is focused on truly system-wide reform, including specific discussions on improvements to Medicare and Medicaid, and recommendations for the private sector to achieve more person-centered care. The report also recommends changes to the health care delivery system, including improved cost and quality transparency, and increased anti-trust enforcement.  The authors suggest that private employers can do more to support multi-payer financing reforms, including contributing consistent data to more comprehensive and effective ways to measure quality and continuing to innovate in reforms in benefit design to promote higher-value care.