Health Care Opinion Leaders’ Views on Health Spending and Reform Implementation
Nine of 10 leaders in health care and health care policy believe it is important for federal and state policymakers to continue to implement the Affordable Care Act, according to a Commonwealth Fund/Modern Healthcare Health Care Opinion Leaders Survey. Three-quarters of survey respondents think the growth in national health spending per capita can be lowered without harming access to or quality of care. Large majorities support implementation of specific coverage expansion provisions of the health reform law, including insurance market changes, Medicaid expansion, and premium tax credits. Leaders also believe it is important to implement payment and delivery system initiatives such as the Center for Medicare and Medicaid Innovation, Patient-Centered Outcomes Research Institute, and Independent Payment Advisory Board. Large majorities support key elements of President Obama’s recent framework to reduce the federal budget deficit by building on the law and achieving further savings in Medicare and Medicaid.
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