title: Health quality initiative promoted by large employers.
abstract: The goal of Care Focused Purchasing is to create a scorecard of providers and physicians enabling health care consumers to make better decisions. The employer group is united around the belief that current health plan designs and cost-sharing strategies are short-sighted. They are looking for additional companies to join this organization.
authors.affiliation: Navigant Consulting, Chicago, Illinois, USA. afine@navigantconsulting.com
authors.forename: Allan
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Fine
mesh_terms: D002755:Choice Behavior; D017047:Cost Sharing; D006264:Health Benefit Plans, Employee / Q000191:economics / Q000458:organization & administration*; D006801:Humans; D007255:Information Services; D011787:Quality of Health Care; D014481:United States