THE STATE OF HEALTH CARE QUALITY 2007

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THE STATE OF HEALTH CARE QUALITY 2007
NATIONAL COMMITTEE FOR QUALITY ASSURANCE
WASHINGTON, D.C.


2008 NCQA Board of Directors
Robert J. Margolis, M.D. (Chair) -- HealthCare Partners Medical Group
David F. Durenberger -- National Institute of Health Policy
Robert S. Galvin, M.D. -- General Electric Company
Elizabeth Gilbertson -- H.E.R.E.I.U. Welfare Fund
William Goss -- Cain Brothers
Glenn Hackbarth -- Independent Consultant
Jerome P. Kassirer, M.D. -- Tufts School of Medicine, Yale School of Medicine
Peter V. Lee, J.D. -- Pacific Business Group on Health
Dolores Mitchell -- Group Insurance Commission, Commonwealth of Massachusetts
Ralph W. Muller -- University of Pennsylvania Health System
Debra Ness -- National Partnership of Women and Families
Joseph Newhouse, Ph.D. -- Harvard University
Margaret E. O’Kane -- National Committee for Quality Assurance
Ellen Stovall -- National Coalition for Cancer Survivorship
John Tooker, M.D., MBA, FACP (Chair-elect) -- American College of Physicians
I. Steven Udvarhelyi, M.D. -- Independence Blue Cross


Insurance premiums are a poor gauge of health care costs, masked by market competition and plans’ability to negotiate provider discounts. Yet most employers and consumers choose a plan based on the lowest premium offered. A more accurate measure is the value a plan adds by delivering high-quality care while using the fewest possible resources in doing so.