Health Care System Elements: Incentives, Transparency, and Accountability

Health Care System Elements: Incentives, Transparency, and Accountability

• Ideally, health care system reforms will

  • align incentives for providers and consumers to make prudent choices about health insurance coverage and prudent decisions about the use of medical services,
  • foster transparency with respect to the value and costs of care, and
  • ensure accountability from health plans and providers to meet standards for appropriate use and quality.