News from the Aetna Foundation

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Dear Colleague,

We are pleased to share that a grant of $331,000 has been awarded to support new work by the Engelberg Center for Health Care Reform at Brookings.

The grant will help the center explore innovative approaches to implementing and evaluating value-based purchasing programs as well as the dissemination of the results to drive better value in health care for all health care purchasers.

The project will bring together experts to recommend strategic approaches to enhancing the impact of value-based purchasing and share those recommendations with key stakeholders. The goal is to develop an implementation approach that will improve quality and reduce costs system-wide through the close collaboration of public- and private-sector stakeholders.

As a national health foundation, we want to advance positive and meaningful change to improve the quality, delivery and value of health care. We remain committed to supporting national and community-based research, policy and practice efforts with this goal in mind. As such, we are delighted to support the Engelberg Center with this important endeavor.

For additional information please see the Aetna Foundation issued press release. To learn more about the Aetna Foundation please visit www.AetnaFoundation.org.

Best regards,

Anne C. Beal, M.D., M.P.H.
President
Aetna Foundation, Inc.

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