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Phase 2: Wave 1: seniors, near-seniors, and children · Step 2.5

Launch the wait-time guarantee

Year 1 (registry), Year 2 (enforceable guarantee) · UHA Office of Patient Advocacy; regional officesDiscuss this step
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Set maximum waits: urgent care same day; primary care 7 days (non-urgent) and 48 hours (acute); specialist consult 30 days; elective surgery or procedure 90 days after decision to treat; diagnostic imaging 21 days; cancer treatment 14 days from diagnosis; mental health intake 14 days.

Who does it
UHA / clinical panel
When
Year 0
Trade-off

Short maximum waits protect patients but are expensive to meet with limited capacity.

Part of: Launch the wait-time guarantee

Legally binding maximum waits, monitored in a national registry. If UHP misses the standard, the patient may go to any provider, including opted-out providers, and UHP pays up to 150% of its rate.

This step changes 3 existing laws, programs, or institutions. See the list.