HealthCare 21 Business Coalition (HC21) is a non-profit, member driven organization committed to improving the quality and cost of healthcare in Tennessee and the surrounding region. HealthCare 21 believes only cooperative relationships between employers, health plans, hospitals and providers can produce positive and progressive changes in the healthcare of our local community and our society.
Our strategy is to:
- Improve the health of the community (employees, consumers, public)
- Improve the purchasing process (employers and employees)
- Improve the health system (health plans, hospitals, providers)
HC21 promotes…
- Value Based Purchasing: Purchasing health benefits while considering a combination of price, service, and quality.
- Performance Measurement: Measuring the performance of health care and health benefit suppliers such as health plans, hospitals, physicians, and brokers.
- Consumerism: Involving the consumer in the purchasing, reducing risk, and to a reasonable extent, the cost of healthcare. Given the right incentives and the right information, consumers are adept at making value-based decisions and improving their personal health.
In adherence to our mission statement, we are a…
- National Leader in Controlling Prescription Costs
- National Leader for Patient Safety
- Regional Leader in Evaluating Health Plans
- Regional Leader in Promoting Consumerism
- Regional Leader in Employee Communication of Health Information
Councils
As a multi-stakeholder organization of employers, health plans, hospitals, physician groups, brokers and consultants, HealthCare 21 convenes several multi-stakeholder regional councils that work in transparent cooperation to address the issues that affect the local healthcare community. Because we believe that the problems in the healthcare benefits market are systemic, our councils are dedicated to collaborative dialogue.
Council Chapters
- Knoxville
- Chattanooga / Cleveland
- Nashville
