On Tuesday, the Washington Post reported that CareFirst BlueCross Blue­Shield, the largest private insurer in the Washington region, would announce plans to give $8.5 million to a dozen safety-net clinics to help them use a coordinated primary-care approach to treat their most vulnerable patients. The focus will be on D.C. area patients suffering from costly, chronic illnesses like diabetes.

The U.S. healthcare system has a history of innovation marked by the ability to translate basic research into new clinical and therapeutic approaches that sustain human life and health. Such success brings with it significant challenges.

Article on the Healthcare reform Forum: Transforming Healthcare through Collaboration, Innovation, and Technology

Article on the Healthcare reform: Transforming Healthcare throughCollaboration, Innovation, and Technology

Forum Introduction- Article on Healthcare reform : Transforming Healthcare through Collaboration, Innovation, and Technology

Healthcare remains one of the most pressing issues facing us today. The U.S. healthcare system continues down what most experts have concluded to be an unsustainable path, mired by ever-increasing costs, inconsistent quality, and access pressures. The U.S. spends over $2 trillion on medical care annually, which according to the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD), represents about 2.4 times the average of other OECD countries.