Lee, Torchiana Appointed to State Health Reform Committees
Tom Lee, network president for Partners and CEO of Partners Community HealthCare, Inc. (PCHI), and David Torchiana, MD, chairman and CEO of the Massachusetts General Physicians Organization, have been appointed to committees responsible for implementing key aspects of the state’s new health care reform law. Lee was named to the Health Care Cost and Quality Council that will establish quality and efficiency goals for the state, advise state officials on the development of a consumer health information website, and develop pay-for-performance standards that providers will be required to meet over time in order to be eligible for Medicaid rate increases. Torchiana was appointed to the MassHealth Payment Advisory Board, which will review and evaluate Medicaid rate methodologies and payment systems.