The law establishes a new Center for Medicare and Medicaid Innovation that will begin testing new ways of delivering care to patients. These methods are expected to improve the quality of care, and reduce the rate of growth in health care costs for Medicare, Medicaid, and the Children’s Health Insurance Progrm. Additionally, on or before January 1, 2011, Health and Human Services will submit a national strategy for quality improvement in health care, including these programs.
