Each Stakeholder Has a Role Providers: trying innovative ways to lower costs while improving quality, through mechanisms such as clinical pathways, adherence to evidence-based medicine, QOPI participation Payers: looking to assure highest and best use of limited resources through the development of innovative benefit designs (e.g., value- based insurance) and pay for performance mechanisms Patients: mobilizing to promote access through initiatives such as uniform patient assistance programs, patient navigation, and education of individuals and families about the cost of care and expected outcomes of treatment Manufacturers: finding ways to innovate in the most cost-effective and efficient ways possible; consider new pricing models such as indication-based pricing
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