On May 23, 2012, the U.S. Senate Finance Committee held a full committee hearing on "Progress in Health Care Delivery:  Innovations from the Field."  The purpose of the hearing was to examine innovative methods from the private sector that could help the Medicare program improve patient care and lower costs.  Senator Max Baucus (D-Montana) chaired the hearing and provided a member statement.  Senator Orrin Hatch (R-Utah), Ranking Minority Member, also furnished a member statement.   Witnesses were:  Richard Migliori, M.D., Executive Vice President of Health Services, UnitedHealth Group; Lee Sacks, M.D., Chief Medical Officer, Advocate Health Care; Marc Malloy, President and Chief Executive Officer, Renaissance Medical Management Company; and Paul Diaz, J.D., President and Chief Executive Officer, Kindred Healthcare.  Member statements and witness testimony are available here.  Tom Dowdell