"The goal is to work with the providers ...

... to do the right thing at the right time for the right price. The early returns on [large employers such as Boeing and Lowe's contracting directly with providers] have been very good. We can drive innovations through direct contracting and high standards for care delivery."

—William Kramer, executive director for national health policy at the Pacific Business Group on Health, told the audience at a recent value-based payment and P4P summit in San Francisco, sponsored by Global Health Care.