The United States Government Accountability Office (GAO) has issued a report on a forum convened to find ways to reduce costs and enhance value in health care in the United States.  GAO found that the forum focused on five key areas: 1) supporting a high-functioning primary care system; 2) expanding the health care workforce; 3) reforming health care pricing and promoting high-value care; 4) reforming Medicare physician payments; and 5) mitigating anticompetitive incentives and practices.  To read the GAO report on reducing costs and enhancing value in health care, use the first link below.  To read GAO highlights of the report on reducing costs and enhancing value in health care, use the second link below.

https://www.gao.gov/assets/gao-25-107465.pdf  (GAO report on reducing costs and enhancing value in health care)

https://www.gao.gov/assets/gao-25-107465-highlights.pdf  (GAO highlights on reducing costs and enhancing value in health care)