4sight Health January 9, 2024
This is Part 1 in a two-part series.
Imagine U.S. healthcare like a vast network of waterways, each trying to deliver clear, life-sustaining water to a thirsty population. Each reform is intended as a new canal or tributary, designed to improve the flow and reach more people. Gone wrong, these waterways become a series of competing currents, crosscurrents and eddies — and each new reform inadvertently redirects the water away from its purpose.
U.S. health policy is going down the wrong path with its dominant payment focus on evidence and measurement. This focus has created a system where the less quantifiable elements of care are being ignored. Health policy only pays for care that can be measured by codes —...