title: Health reform and payment trends don't wait for politicians.
abstract: Political candidates would like voters to believe they can and will reform the healthcare system if they are elected. Actually, the candidates' reform plans will have little impact on healthcare reform. Instead, payers and employers are already changing healthcare payment trends-and healthcare financial leaders should be at the table.
authors.affiliation: ACS Healthcare Solutions, Chicago, IL, USA. jeff.bauer@acs-hcs.com
authors.forename: Jeffrey C
authors.initials: JC
authors.lastname: Bauer
mesh_terms: D018166:Health Care Reform; D011057:Politics; D012051:Reimbursement Mechanisms; D014481:United States