The Health and Human Services Committee heard testimony March 20 on a resolution that would create a partnership to examine how best to control costs and improve quality in Nebraska\u2019s health care system.<\/p>\n
LR22, introduced by Lincoln Sen. Kathy Campbell, would designate the Health and Human Services Committee, in cooperation with the Banking, Commerce and Insurance Committee, to convene a Partnership Towards Nebraska’s Health Care System Transformation.<\/p>\n
The partnership would bring together policymakers and stakeholders at all levels to work toward the following goals:
\n\u2022 providing a comprehensive review of Nebraska’s health care delivery, cost and coverage demands;
\n\u2022 engaging partners in dialogue, roundtable discussions and public policy discourse;
\n\u2022 developing a framework for health care system transformation to meet public health, workforce, delivery and budgetary responsibilities; and
\n\u2022 developing cooperative strategies and initiatives for the design, implementation and accountability of services to improve care, quality and value while advancing the overall health of Nebraskans.<\/p>\n
Campbell said passage of federal health care reform has provided the state an opportunity to discuss what Nebraska\u2019s health care priorities should be and how to achieve them.<\/p>\n
\u201cLR22 sets the wheels in motion to get us to think creatively and innovatively,\u201d she said.<\/p>\n
James Goddard of Nebraska Appleseed testified in support of the resolution, saying policymakers should work to ensure that Nebraskans who will now have access to health care are entering a functional health care system.<\/p>\n
\u201cThis is a good first step toward changing the health care delivery system in Nebraska,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n
No one testified in opposition to the resolution and the committee took no immediate action.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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