CAPP Physician Group: MAYO CLINIC
Project: COVERING 100% OF TRANSPLANTS FOR TYSON FOOD EMPLOYEES
Summary: Tyson Foods established a transplant benefit design that covers their employees 100% for transplants conducted at Mayo. Mayo transplants far fewer patients than are actually referred for transplant because of the health system’s effective conservative medical approach. The cost reduction that allows for 100% coverage results from contract discounts and the kind of comprehensive, coordinated care that patients can get at Mayo.

For more information about this project, or to interview Lee Kidd of Tyson Foods, contact David Bolling, Mayo Clinic Jacksonville, at 904-953-2286.

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“Obama Visits Clinic Known for Quality Care, Controlling Costs,” by David Brown, The Washington Post, July 23, 2009

The Post takes a more in-depth look at The Cleveland Clinic, a CAPP medical group, that was touted by President Obama as a model of health care efficiency and quality.

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“Yes, models for cost-efficient health care do exist,” by Jim Landers, The Dallas Morning News, July 28, 2009

CAPP group Scott & White is featured in this article that reviews some of the Dartmouth findings on organizations that can curb health care costs.

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“Atul Gawande: The Cost Conundrum Redux,” by Atul Gawande, The New Yorker, June 23, 2009.

Gawande responds to the skeptics of his highly publicized New Yorker article.

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“The Cost Conundrum: What a Texas town can teach us about health care,” by Atul Gawande, The New Yorker, June 01, 2009

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