Positive results from TennCare’s Innovative Payment and Delivery Reform Programs
October 19, 2020
When the health care payment reform movement began, the first thing CPR saw was an uptick in pay for performance. …
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It’s harvest season: What are purchasers reaping from their network strategies?
October 12, 2020
Julianne McGarry, Director of Projects & Research, wrote this blog Harvest season for health benefits data kicked off last week…
Headway & Headwinds in Colorado: What purchasers can do when health systems won’t budge
September 28, 2020
The new RAND Hospital Price Transparency results once again turned a spotlight on the high and disparate prices employers and…
The companion to the RAND Price Transparency Data purchasers have been waiting for
September 14, 2020
In July 2019, CPR’s Executive Director Suzanne Delbanco published a commentary for Modern Healthcare likening the RAND Corporation’s Hospital Price…
Rick Abbott on lowering costs by focusing on quality
August 17, 2020
Suzanne Delbanco chats with Rick Abbott, VP of Product and Market Solutions at Premera Blue Cross. Premera Blue Cross is…
The Great Delivery System Shake-Up
August 11, 2020
“What I see now is confusion, disorientation, uncertainty, and anxiety. That creates an opportunity, but it doesn’t provide a direction.”…
Chris Cigarran on why the status-quo is riskier than trying something new
August 11, 2020
Suzanne Delbanco connects with Chris Cigarran, CEO of Imagine Health, an alternative to traditional health insurance plans that uses partnerships…
Ashok Subramanian on why unit price is still a big deal
July 28, 2020
Suzanne Delbanco interviews Ashok Subramanian, CEO and Founder of Centivo, an alternative Third-Party Administrator (TPA) that emphasizes value-based direct contracting…
Alan Muney, MD, on why large health plans have a total cost of care advantage
July 21, 2020
Listen in as Suzanne Delbanco connects with Alan Muney, MD, MHA, former Chief Medical Officer of Cigna, former CEO of…
MYTHBUSTER: Health plans will lead the way in advancing bundled payments
July 01, 2020
U.S. employers are hungry for new approaches to managing health care costs and improving quality. The average annual premium for employer-sponsored family…