Collier County Health Care
Consortium Guiding Principles

The Collier County Health Care Consortium (the “CCHCC”) is a group of employers who dedicate their time, resources and expertise to better understand and act on the issues and factors that have contributed to the current “health care crisis.” They believe that collectively, working in partnership with providers, that they can make a difference and help keep private health insurance affordable.

Our Key Beliefs

 The Collier County Health Consortium is a group of employers who believe the following:

The cost of providing health care benefits has escalated at a rate in excess of the growth in the economy for several years. This continued escalation in the cost of providing quality health care benefits impacts our ability to efficiently serve our "customers.” It also impacts our employees' ability to raise their standard of living since they participate financially in the increases.

Consortium participants believe that affordable health insurance and health care is attainable provided the following "facts" are recognized:

• No one party is responsible for the current situation; providers, employers, employees and patients have all shared equally in creating the problem.
• Assigning blame for the problem is counterproductive and will not address the root causes of the increase in the cost of providing health care benefits.
• All stakeholders must realize their plan in contributing to the problem and that all must contribute to the solution.
• Data is just data, "information is king.” To solve the problem we must have information that tells where the money is going and for what.
• Armed with information it is possible to ask the question "Is this best use of our money?" or “Is there a better use that will lead to the same outcome?”
• Better quality leads to lower cost. By focusing on quality we can keep heath care: everything we advocate focuses on the right care at the right time and in the right place.

District School Board Of Collier County

Collier County Sheriff's Office

Naples Community Healthcare System