Future Challenges in Health Care: Health Policy, Health Care Financing, Access, and Clinical Care Delivery

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Article| October 2021 Future Challenges in Health Care: Health Policy, Health Care Financing, Access, and Clinical Care Delivery Lee A. Fleisher, MD Lee A. Fleisher, MD Search for other works by this author on: This Site PubMed Google Scholar ASA Monitor October 2021, Vol. 85, 5–7. https://doi.org/10.1097/01.ASM.0000795140.87972.ba Views Icon Views Article contents Figures & tables Video Audio Supplementary Data Peer Review Share Icon Share Twitter LinkedIn Cite Icon Cite Get Permissions Search Site Citation Lee A. Fleisher; Future Challenges in Health Care: Health Policy, Health Care Financing, Access, and Clinical Care Delivery. ASA Monitor 2021; 85:5–7 doi: https://doi.org/10.1097/01.ASM.0000795140.87972.ba Download citation file: Ris (Zotero) Reference Manager EasyBib Bookends Mendeley Papers EndNote RefWorks BibTex toolbar search Search Dropdown Menu nav search search input Search input auto suggest search filter All ContentAll PublicationsASA Monitor Search Advanced Search Topics: delivery of health care, health care financing, health policy, pandemics Since assuming my role at Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), I have learned how important it is for every specialty to engage with the organization to advance the “value-based” approach to care, improve quality and safety, and ensure equitable access. Based on this perspective, let me identify some key issues related to the future of health care, health policy, financing, and quality that will impact anesthesia practices over the next decade. A number of recent events, including the COVID pandemic and Black Lives Matter movement have raised awareness of health inequities for marginalized populations in this country and, as a result, have altered the course of health care delivery and health care policy. There is now clear direction from the federal government that ensuring high-quality health care for all is a priority. While the focus has increased considerably, the passage of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act... You do not currently have access to this content.