As such, it effects care before it is rendered through rules affecting the availability and range of services to be provided. Rules designed to help people maintain their health and preserve the affordability of professional services, combined with education and other resources, have transformed coverage into a powerful determinant of all the other indicators of health. CHEC does have one additional priority, that being an in-depth examination of all the advantages of coverage, especially the economic benefits it confers on individuals and sponsors. Today, health care costs as they relate to other costs are the principal measure of the economic value of health care. The cost of a health-related service both limits and directs the allocation of health resources across populations, especially the poor and uninsured.
Costs also determine how care is managed.
A better understanding of the advantages of coverage based on a different method for measuring its value may provide an entirely new way of sizing and allocating payments made by public and private sponsors of health care coverage programs and unsponsored individuals for coverage. In brief, CHEC is about the influence of insurance coverage on health, and helping all constituents value and use coverage in the management and improvement of health. The number of CHEC's Charter Partners continues to grow. CHEC is now seeking funding partners at several levels, and more public organizations are joining with CHEC in pursuit of its mission. All Web sites operate under the auspices and at the direction of their respective owners, who should be contacted directly with any questions regarding the content of these sites.