Dr. John C. Lewin, chief executive of the American College of Cardiology, shares his view of health care payment reform in this Q&A in a blog post on The New York Times website.

A snippet of encouragement from Dr. Lewin:

The good news — and the reason why I’m excited about health care reform — is that the best health care in this country often tends to be very affordable. The whole discussion about bending the cost curve can be resolved by setting new incentives in payment that reward better outcomes with evidence-based medicine.