Bending the Cost Curve and Improving Quality of Care in America's Poorest City

In Camden, New Jerseyas in many urban areashealth care costs are concentrated in a disproportionately small number of patients. These super-utilizers typically have multiple chronic conditions combined with social barriers that make it hard to access and coordinate the care they need to manage these conditions and stay healthy. Launched in 2002, the Camden Coalition of Healthcare Providers strives to reform the quality, capacity, and accessibility of the health care system for the city's vulnerable populations. (Population Health Management 2013;16:S-17-S-19)