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Peterson Center on Healthcare
The Peterson Center on Healthcare is a non-profit organization dedicated to making higher quality, more affordable healthcare a reality for all Americans.
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- Transforming Primary Care
- Improving Healthcare for High-Need Patients
- Helping Employers Become More Effective Purchasers of Healthcare
- Providing Best Practices and Tools to States
- Fostering Patient Engagement
- Improving Data Usability and Transparency
- Addressing Shortages and High Prices of Life-Saving Medications
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Transforming Healthcare
The Peterson Center on Healthcare accelerates the adoption of innovative solutions that improve quality and lower cost on a national scale.
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Our Founder
Pete Peterson (1926–2018) established the Center to make higher-quality, more affordable healthcare a reality for all Americans. We carry on his legacy with passion and pride.
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Civica Rx
To address risks posed to patients from chronic shortages and rising prices of life-saving generics, we have committed $10 million to help establish Civica Rx, a new not-for-profit generic drug company.
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Diffusion of Innovation
The February issue of Health Affairs contains a collection of papers focused on the hottest word in healthcare: innovation.
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Exploring Attributes of High-Value Primary Care
According to new research, thirteen attributes of care delivery can improve quality of care while lowering costs.
Read MoreHealthcare Challenges
The U.S. healthcare system is the most expensive in the world, and our costs are projected to grow dramatically in the coming years. Yet, our health outcomes are worse than many other nations. Ineffective care puts our population through unnecessary treatments, leaves us in poorer health, and shortens our life expectancy. The high cost of healthcare makes everything in our economy more expensive, and reduces the resources that individual families and the nation have to invest in our collective future.
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Strategies for Change
The Peterson Center on Healthcare is dedicated to transforming U.S. healthcare into a high-performance system by improving quality and lowering cost. Our programs are designed to accelerate improvement by:
- Finding and validating innovative solutions,
- Facilitating their broad adoption, and
- Fostering the conditions to improve healthcare nationally.
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Our Initiatives
The Peterson Center on Healthcare collaborates with key thought leaders and stakeholders across the healthcare system, including health providers, consumer advocacy groups, health insurance plans, and major purchasers such as employers, states, and unions. Our grant-making, partnerships, and research are focused on scaling innovative solutions that improve quality and lower costs on a national scale.
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About Us
The Peterson Center on Healthcare is a non-profit organization dedicated to making higher quality, more affordable healthcare a reality for all Americans. The organization is working to transform U.S. healthcare into a high-performance system by finding innovative solutions that improve quality and lower costs, and accelerating their adoption on a national scale. Established by the Peter G. Peterson Foundation, the Center collaborates with stakeholders across the healthcare system and engages in grant-making, partnerships, and research.
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