Don Berwick
@donberwick
President Emeritus @theIHI. Former administrator @CMSGov. Pediatrician. Better care, better health, lower cost.
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A British writer penned the best description of Donald Trump I’ve ever read: “Why do some British people not like Donald Trump?” A few things spring to mind. Trump lacks certain qualities which the British traditionally esteem. For instance, he has no class, no charm, no
Thrilled to share two new, major CAP Health reports on reforming the Medicare program. I had the honor of working with esteemed colleagues Don Berwick, Rick Gilfillan, Micah Johnson on these (with an incredible assist from @FellowWhoPoints) 🧵
CAP Health @FellowWhoPoints Our first report, "Medicare 2.0," envisions a new set of reform principles for the Medicare program writ large--and applies those principles to both traditional Medicare and Medicare Advantage (which now accounts for >50% of the Medicare market) americanprogress.org/article/medica…
CAP Health @FellowWhoPoints In a nutshell, those principles include: (1) making coverage simple and comprehensive, (2) dramatically reducing out-of-pocket costs, (3) modernizing prescription drug policy, (4) centering primary care, and (5) focusing on population health and health equity.
CAP Health @FellowWhoPoints Here's a look at our Medicare 2.0 principles and what they'd mean for the program in one handy table. americanprogress.org/shareable/medi…
CAP Health @FellowWhoPoints You may be thinking: this all sounds great. But it also sounds expensive. How are we going to pay for this? Well as it turns out...
CAP Health @FellowWhoPoints ...the MA program, now the dominant form of Medicare enrollment, is the source of a lot of unnecessary expense. We released a second report estimating that in 2024 alone, MA overpayments + subsidies likely amount to between $83B and $127B. americanprogress.org/article/ending…