Overview: Commission on a High Performance Health System, Steve Schoenbaum, M.D., M.P.H.

In this video, Steve Schoenbaum, M.D., M.P.H., executive director of the Commonwealth Fund's Commission on a High Performance Health System, gives an overview of the Commission's activities.

In establishing the Commission on a High Performance Health System in 2005, The Commonwealth Fund's board of directors recognized the need for national leadership to revamp, revitalize, and retool the U.S. health care system. The Commission's 19 members - a distinguished group of experts and leaders representing every sector of health care, as well as the state and federal policy arena, the business sector, professional societies, and academia - are charged with promoting a high-performing health system that provides all Americans with affordable access to high-quality, safe care while maximizing efficiency in its delivery and administration. Of particular concern to the Commission are the most vulnerable groups in society, including low-income families, the uninsured, racial and ethnic minorities, the young and the aged, and people in poor health.

For more information on the Commission, please see the Commonwealth Fund's Web site at www.commonwealthfund.org

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