The quality of services being delivered within our health care system must remain paramount.
Quality seems to have continually been replaced by quantity measurements.
It appears to be much easier to reduce and measure health care activities in quantifiably measurable terms. Patients should have access to a full range of specialists, and if the plan will not provide sufficient specialists, patients should not have to pay more to go outside the plan for care. Patients should have access to a truly independent, binding appeals process for denied services. Plans should not be allowed to offer their providers financial incentives for limiting access to specialists or services. Plans should not be allowed to retaliate against whistleblowers, including providers who advocate for patients during appeals procedures.