(Medco Health Solutions Inc.: Franklin Lakes, N.J.) -- Noting that the United States spends twice as much per capita on health care as most other developed nations, but achieves no better clinical outcomes, Medco Health Solutions Inc. chairman and CEO, David B. Snow, Jr., unveiled a pragmatic blueprint to address the technological, regulatory, clinical, and societal reforms needed to create a sustainable system that enables affordable access. From fixing the U.S. Department of Health & Human Services’ Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services to trimming the United States’ collective waistline, Snow advocates tough choices to tackle controversial issues challenging government, the private sector, patients, and physicians to become actively engaged and accountable for improving both clinical and financial outcomes.

The five-point plan represents an integrated approach to health care reform that includes progressive, interconnecting building blocks with a goal toward health care savings. The five points are:

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