Our Unique Approach

The Center for Health Transformation is a high-impact collaboration of private and public sector leaders committed to creating a 21st Century Intelligent Health System that saves lives and saves money for all Americans.

The Center is based on the following premise: Small changes or reactionary fixes to separate pieces of the current system have not and will not work. We need a system-wide transformation. Unlike other alliances, the Center unites stakeholders across the spectrum (providers, employers, vendors, trade associations, disease groups, think tanks) and government leaders at both the state and federal level to drive transformation according to a shared vision and key principles.

The Center’s unique impact is a function of 8 strategic strengths:

1. Transformational leadership – Newt Gingrich and his team have a history of leading large-scale transformation. Time wrote, “Leaders make things possible. Exceptional leaders make them inevitable. Newt Gingrich belongs in the category of the exceptional.” In his role as founder of the Center, he has repeatedly been named by Modern Healthcare as one of the most powerful healthcare leaders in America.   In addition, the Center’s unique leadership model and focus on building and training a large network of leaders are key elements to creating a critical mass of activity and impact to make transformation not just possible but inevitable.
2. A vision of a better future – Transformation requires a big vision of a better future that resonates with the public. We have developed a vision and vision principles based on moral and economic issues that have proven to resonate with leaders across the spectrum and with the public.
3. A strategic plan – Using our unique planning model, we have defined key strategies and high-leverage, big-impact projects to drive transformation and have shared that plan widely, resulting in the creation of broad coalitions working together to implement our strategies.
4. Proven solutions – We constantly identify, help create and share proven transformational policies and solutions, a key element in getting others to believe in our vision and to help accelerate its adoption
5. A network of allies– Our unparalleled network includes top leaders in the federal government, 36 states in our state project, key corporations, top hospitals, disease advocacy groups, professional and industry associations, and leading research institutions. By uniting them toward a common vision and helping develop their role as leaders, we are having an impact unlike any other health collaboration.
6. A message and the ability to get it out – Newt Gingrich, our founder and key speaker, is one of the most compelling and sought after speakers in America. In addition, we have other remarkable speakers delivering our message, Washington’s top pollsters helping define the right language, and the media visibility needed to communicate the urgency and drive the demand for transformation beyond that of any other health transformation advocacy group.
7. Coalition building capabilities - We build coalitions to transform entire areas, including focusing at the geographic level to create community based models. We then build bridges to help connect, expand, and replicate these islands of excellence.
8. Constant learning that allows us to identify key leverage points and opportunities, combined with the power, speed, strategic skill and agility needed to impact them – Over the past 30 years Newt Gingrich and his team have applied these capabilities to transform government and the political landscape. We are now applying those same operational strengthsto transform health. For example, we identified HSAs as a major way to re-involve consumers in their own health decisions and served as a major catalyst for their creation and adoption.