MHA's Plan for Health Care Reform
In Pursuit of Excellence: The Hospital Commitment

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Health System Reform 2010: Making Real Reform Work

Thursday, October 21, 2010
The Harraseeket Inn, Freeport
5:30 p.m. - 9:00 p.m.

Now that health reform legislation has been enacted, the real work begins. The U.S. is undertaking a major overhaul of the health care system that will affect everyone - from health care providers and insurance companies to individuals and employers.

Highly-regarded health policy expert Len Nichols, Ph.D., will join us as we take a look at the next steps in the health reform journey. Nichols
will explain why Congress finally passed health reform, clarify how insurance reforms and delivery and payment reforms complement each other and discuss how hospitals can position themselves to prosper in this new world.

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MHA's Plan for Health Care Reform
In Pursuit of Excellence: The Hospital Commitment

Last year, the MHA Board of Directors began to develop a vision of what hospitals could and should do to lead health care reform as a priority. The board established a work group and, after a lot of hard work by that group, and the Board itself, "In Pursuit of Excellence: The Hospital Commitment" was developed.

We made a conscious decision to develop an initiative that was hospital focused. In other words, instead of developing the traditional health care reform position statements regarding universal coverage, payment system changes and other global reforms, we focused our efforts on what hospitals should do to reform the system. We wanted to have a working position that would allow us to focus and make real and measureable changes over five years to the health care system. This is not a public policy proposal for others to act on, but a demonstration of hospital leadership.

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March 2009 Update

March 2008
Maine Hospital Association Survey of Free Care Policies