With the debate over how to credibly finance health reform taking center stage, Health CEOs for Health Reform released Realigning U.S. Health Care Incentives to Better Serve Patients and Taxpayers at an event on Capitol Hill last Friday.

The detailed recommendations emphasize a need to refocus health care delivery on the patient and move away from fee-for-service medicine. Most notably, Health CEOs for Health Reform recommend that providers be held accountable to reasonable cost and quality standards at a specified date, guaranteeing that health reform will slow the rate of Medicare cost growth. Health CEOs for Health Reform make clear that significant savings and a more sustainable health system are eminently feasible. We have to look no further than our own backyards to prove it is possible.

The event also featured remarks from the Director of the White House Office of Health Reform, Nancy-Ann DeParle, who commended the group for it's courage and innovation tackling these issues. Below are some highlights from the event. Complete video coverage of the event is also available.