12/12/2006: Administration Asks Employers for Help Achieving Four Cornerstone Goals for Value-Driven Health Care (Deloitte)

Excerpt: Secretary Mike Leavitt of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) on November 17, 2006 called on private employers to 'commit to four steps to improve health care quality and reduce health costs by improving information in the health care sector.' ... [G]etting private employers involved is critical because they are the largest source of health coverage for Americans, and thus have the potential to effect change in the health care system.