2013 NEBRASKA POLICY & ISSUES SUMMIT New Norms and Innovation in Health Care Delivery

November 18, 2013

Kevin Nokels, FACHE

FRAGMENTED CAREThe average Medicare patient is treated by 7 DIFFERENT DOCTORS, with little or no coordination.

Source: NEJM

Clinical VARIATION

Only 56 PERCENT of chronic illnesses are

treated in accordance with practice guidelines.

Source: Institute of Medicine

Poor Access

Of people uninsured for two years or more, ONLY 46% have regular access to a physician.

Source: Urban Institute

RISING COSTSNEARLY 18 CENTS of every dollar spent in the US goes toward health care—far more than any other country.

Source: Kaiser Family Foundation

Shift to Value