Money-Driven Medicine: Some Solutions- Health Policy in the Next Decade

Money-Driven Medicine provides the essential analysis Americans need if they are to become knowledgeable participants in healthcare reform in the years ahead. The makers of this film deliberately do not prescribe specific solutions to repair the broken American healthcare system; the purpose of this documentary is to provide the background and analysis needed to address the systemic causes of the problem. Money-Driven Medicine recognizes that there is no simple panacea or silver bullet for reform. Change needs to occur at every level of the system and will require the concerted effort of all involved - patients, doctors, nurses, medical students, unions, hospital administrators, public health and clinical health workers and elected officials.

The links below take you to articles which suggest some next steps, converting insights into evidence-based actions. They describe concrete examples of how reforms are already being implemented in communities and workplaces across the country. They provide the practical examples you'll need to develop your own solutions for the many unmet challenges facing American healthcare policy.

Articles are listed by the following topics:

Beyond Fee for Service: Changing Provider Payment Systems

Accountability, Evidence Based Treatments and Payment Reforms

Single Payer

Patient-Centered Care

Prevention

Equitable Care

Community Health Centers and Primary Care

Guaranteeing Universal Care

Overcoming the Medical Industrial Complex

Patient Saftey

Additional Resources

Articles

Beyond Fee for Service: Changing Provider Payment Systems

Paying for Better Care: A Consumer Advocate’s Guides to Payment Reform

By Jessica Curtis and Renee Markus Hodin, Community Catalyst; Robert Seifert, University of Massachusetts Medical School

Accountability, Evidence Based Treatments and Payment Reforms: A Key to Higher Quality and Lower Cost Care

Health Care Spending, Quality and Outcomes: More Isn't Always Better

By Elliott Fisher, MD, MPH, Director, Center of Health Policy Research, Dartmouth Medical School, David Goodman, MD, MS, Jonathan Skinner, PhD, Kristen Bronner, MA

How Single Payer can Expand Coverage and Control Costs

‘WaitIng for the Health Reform We Really Need’

By Arnold S. Relman, MD, Professor Emeritus, Harvard Medical School, Former editor-in-chief, New England Journal of Medicine

Towards Patient-Centered Care

Delivering Great Care: Engaging Patients and Families as Partners

Institute for Healthcare Improvement

Making Patient-centered Care Come Alive: Achieving Full Integration of the Patient's Perspective

By Pat Reid Ponte, DNSc, RN, Genevieve Conlin, MS/MBA, MEd, CRRN; James B. Conway, MBA; Susan Grant, MS, RN; Cynthia Medeiros, MSW; Joseph Nies, APFAC; Lawrence Shulman, MD; Patti Branowicki, MS, RN; Karen Conley, MS, RN, AOCN