Remarks on Primary Care and Value-Based Transformation

Alex M. Azar II

Patient-Centered Primary Care Collaborative

"Imagine a system where patients are in the driver’s seat, able to shop among providers who are empowered as navigators of patient decisions rather than paperwork; where payments reward outcomes, not box-checking; and where diseases are effectively prevented or cured long before they cause unnecessary suffering and cost. … Such a system is not only possible—it’s necessary to sustaining the quality of American healthcare and fulfilling the duty we have to American patients."