Bending the curve
A Comparative Review of the Senate Finance Committee Reform Proposal In early September, the Engelberg Center for Health Care Reform released a report, Bending the Curve: Effective Steps to Address Long-Term Spending Growth, which was developed by a group of leading experts in health care and economics. The report contains a set of concrete and feasible steps to slow long-term growth in health care spending – a priority also articulated by leaders in Congress. This brief provides a high-level review of the legislation introduced by Senate Finance Committee Chairman Max Baucus, including a side-by-side summary of key provisions of the Bending the Curve report and those in the Baucus proposal.