What’s the difference between “single payer” and “Medicare for All”?
Simple explanations and information about Medicare for All, the public option, Medicare Buy-In and Medicaid Buy-In.
Accountable Care Organizations Are Delivering Positive Results
As the organization that worked with researchers to define the foundations of the first “accountable care” models, CAPP is keenly interested in performance data on how ACOs and other accountable [...]
CAPP’s Roadmap to Accountable Telehealth
As recently as 2015, when CAPP engaged Nielsen to survey consumers and physicians on their experiences and attitudes toward digital health, many patients and doctors were skeptical. While such [...]
How to Produce Quality Health Care, Not More Medical Bills
Norman Chenven, M.D., Acting Chair, Council of Accountable Physician Practices The nation’s political landscape is in full bloom with politicians lining up to share their vision of healthcare [...]
CAPP Health Care Primer: What Candidates Need to Know
By Robert Pearl, MD, Chair, Council of Accountable Physician Practices With thousands of political offices up for election this November, health care will continue to be a complex and frequently [...]
Welcome to the New Website and Blog for the Council of Accountable Physician Practices
By Robert Pearl, M.D., Chair, Council of Accountable Physician Practices “Better Together” is a blog dedicated to sharing thoughts and ideas on how physicians can effectively lead the [...]
Addressing Care Redesign at New England Journal of Medicine, Kaiser Permanente and Harvard Business Review
On September 30, 2015, CAPP Chair, Dr. Robert Pearl, together with other preeminent health care thought leaders gathered at the Kaiser Permanente Center for Total Health in Washington, D.C. to [...]
Progress of Accountable Care Organizations: A View from the National ACO Congress
By John Jenrette, MD, chairman of the Board, California Association of Physician Groups CEO, Sharp Community Medical Group Last month at the third National ACO Congress held in Los Angeles, [...]
Health Care Reform: A Time for Innovation
By John Jenrette, MD, chairman of the Board, California Association of Physician Groups CEO, Sharp Community Medical Group Health care reform represents a true time for innovation for physician [...]
The Top 5 Things Medical Groups Can Do to Prepare for System Reform
By Robert Nesse, MD, chief executive officer, Mayo Clinic Health System In my previous writing for this Accountable Care column, I stated that to embrace our current healthcare challenges and [...]
