In an exclusive interview with Diane Sawyer on ABC’s Good Morning America President Obama continued to point to Mayo Clinic as an example of health care that delivers better outcomes at lower cost. The interview precedes a town hall meeting on health care reform being held at the White House on June 24, 2009. Responding to a question about whether Americans will need to make do with fewer tests and procedures in the future, President Obama commented, “I think what’s important is to say to the American People that you should get the best possible care to make you well. And that the measure of the quality of care is not quantity, but whether or not it is making you better. Now, what we’ve seen is that there’s some communities and some health systems that do this very well. Mayo Clinic, a classic example. In Rochester, Minnesota. People go there. They– spend about 20-30 percent less than some other parts of the country, and yet have better outcomes.”
Read the complete transcript of the interview.
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