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Introduction: Six Comments on the Forum

Introduction: Six Comments on the Forum Calif. J. Politics Policy 2014; 6(2): 225­226 Commentary Liora G. Bowers*, Richard M. Scheffler, Stephen M. Shortell and Brent D. Fulton Keywords: Berkeley Forum; global payments; healthcare; integrated care; leadership; multi-stakeholder collaboration. DOI 10.1515/cjpp-2014-0021 This special edition of the California Journal of Politics and Policy, in addition to the full report by the Berkeley Forum for Improving California's Healthcare Delivery System (hereafter "Berkeley Forum"), includes six brief comments by leaders in California's healthcare system that reflect on the Berkeley Forum process and the fundamental healthcare system issues that dominated its discussions and shaped its recommendations. Ian Morrison, the Forum facilitator, offers insights on creating and managing the project and provides invaluable advice for those seeking to create similar collaborations. Pam Kehaly, President of Anthem Blue Cross, acknowledges her initial skepticism of the project and its ambitions and describes the often circuitous and inconclusive discussions in Forum meetings that, over time, evolved into consensus on a "Forum Vision" recommending a shift to integrated care and risk-adjusted global budgets. Kehaly concludes by noting the Forum leaders' commitment to advance the Forum recommendations, and how Anthem Blue Cross is already doing so with its ACO-type provider contracts. Former Kaiser Chairman & http://www.deepdyve.com/assets/images/DeepDyve-Logo-lg.png California Journal of Politics and Policy de Gruyter

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10.1515/cjpp-2014-0021
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Calif. J. Politics Policy 2014; 6(2): 225­226 Commentary Liora G. Bowers*, Richard M. Scheffler, Stephen M. Shortell and Brent D. Fulton Keywords: Berkeley Forum; global payments; healthcare; integrated care; leadership; multi-stakeholder collaboration. DOI 10.1515/cjpp-2014-0021 This special edition of the California Journal of Politics and Policy, in addition to the full report by the Berkeley Forum for Improving California's Healthcare Delivery System (hereafter "Berkeley Forum"), includes six brief comments by leaders in California's healthcare system that reflect on the Berkeley Forum process and the fundamental healthcare system issues that dominated its discussions and shaped its recommendations. Ian Morrison, the Forum facilitator, offers insights on creating and managing the project and provides invaluable advice for those seeking to create similar collaborations. Pam Kehaly, President of Anthem Blue Cross, acknowledges her initial skepticism of the project and its ambitions and describes the often circuitous and inconclusive discussions in Forum meetings that, over time, evolved into consensus on a "Forum Vision" recommending a shift to integrated care and risk-adjusted global budgets. Kehaly concludes by noting the Forum leaders' commitment to advance the Forum recommendations, and how Anthem Blue Cross is already doing so with its ACO-type provider contracts. Former Kaiser Chairman &

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Published: May 28, 2014

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