State health reform. Five trends that will transform hospitals.
As states struggle to forge health care reform plans that meet the opposing objectives of cutting costs and improving access, one thing is certain: Their initiatives will create profound changes to health care and to hospital operations. In fact, five factors emerging from the state reform debate could drastically transform hospitals: reregulation, explosive managed care growth, uncertain state funding mechanisms, new insurance measures, and greater hospital accountability for cost and quality. "This is a wake-up call for hospitals to get very realistic about the cost concerns that are out there," says one hospital executive. Especially since these state efforts are a precursor to national reform.
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