Purpose & Actions

Purpose

• New Team of Consumer and Consumer Advocate Groups
• Working for Better Health Care For Consumers, Workers & Families-Entire Public
• Access For All
• Better Quality
• Reduce Cost Increases; Eliminate Unnecessary Cost
• Offset Special Interests That Resist Change
• Service Area: Minnesota and Upper Midwest
• Non Partisan; Progressive

Actions

Create Increased Pressure For Change/Improvement In Health Care

• Apply What We Already Know
• Scope & Scale
• Bias For Action; Quicker

Don't Hold Change Hostage With “Same Old, Same Old” Approaches

• “Secret” Results/Outcomes/Performance
• “Raise All Boats” - We need to improve all providers at once.
• “Science- Fair Projects” - Interesting but don't get to scope and scale of implementation & Change.
• “Let the Market Work”- Has not worked in over 30 yrs ; purchasers are 'at sleep' at their switch/role

Assist Change From Supplier Driven-Market to Consumer Driven

• Consumers called on to assume more $$ risk with little information on choice and decisions.
• Combine support for elected officials and programs that make change.

Use Collective Consumer Leverage and Influence to

• Support Government Assistance
• Select and Use Best Health Care Suppliers.
• Demand More Quality & Cost Information To Aid Medical Decisions i.e. More Transparency