Health Care Cost Drivers: Cancer
February 13, 2018
You’re probably aware that the U.S. spends a lot on cancer, but do you know how much? In 2014 roughly $88 billion was spent in the U.S. on cancer-related health care.
Michael Chernew on evaluating payment and delivery reforms
February 12, 2018
Suzanne is curious to learn from Michael Chernew, Health Economist and Professor at the Harvard Medical School, about employers’ role in demanding and participating in evaluations of payment and delivery
Recommended Reading: Qualities that Matter
February 6, 2018
What do patients think makes for high-quality care? This is the question that the Public Agenda’s July 2017 report “Qualities That Matter: Public Perceptions of Quality in Diabetes Care, Joint
Jeff Goldsmith shares why he’s dubious about accountable care organizations
February 5, 2018
Suzanne calls Jeff Goldsmith, President of Health Futures, Inc and National Advisor to Navigant Healthcare, to learn why he has long been cynical of accountable care organizations (ACOs) and inquire
How the tax bill could impact employer health care coverage
January 30, 2018
With the passage into law of the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act on December 22, 2017, this bill is now in the rear-view mirror. While the tax impact on corporations
Dana Goldman on waste and value in Rx spending
January 29, 2018
When Suzanne Delbanco called Dana Goldman, Director of the Schaeffer Center for Health Policy and Economics at the University of Southern California, she learned about what leads to waste in
Jonathan Mathieu on the impact of Colorado’s APCD
January 22, 2018
Andréa Caballero dials up Jonathan Mathieu, VP of Research and Compliance & Chief Economist at the Center for Improving Value in Health Care (CIVHC). They discuss the provocative research using
A thoughtful approach to ongoing employee benefit communications
January 16, 2018
Any benefit communications expert will advise you of the importance of having a year-round benefit communications and marketing strategy, as opposed to focusing your communication efforts only during annual enrollment.
Lisa Yee on employer health care innovations in Silicon Valley
January 15, 2018
Ryan Olmstead, CPR’s director of member services, calls Lisa Yee, executive director of the Silicon Valley Employers Forum, to hear about her work with large employers in Silicon Valley in
Mythbuster: Medical interventions are the only effective treatment for Diabetic populations
January 9, 2018
The prevalence of Type II Diabetes continues to soar in the United States with an estimated 1.5 million new cases diagnosed every year. Unsurprisingly, strategies to mitigate costs and improve
Tom Lee on the state of measuring patient experience of care
January 8, 2018
Surprised by health plans’ lack of measuring patient experience of care, Suzanne calls up Tom Lee, Chief Medical Officer at Press Ganey, who is an expert in this space. Dr. Lee
MYTHBUSTER: Employers are getting out of the business of buying health insurance
December 19, 2017
As the nation prepared for the rollout of “public exchanges,” many experts opined that employers would stop directly offering health insurance benefits to their employees and instead give them a
Bob Kocher bets on what 2018 will bring for health care
December 18, 2017
Will we continue to see huge mergers and acquisitions in 2018? What impact will they have on consumers? What should employers be optimistic about for next year? Emily Roesing, CPR’s
Time to tackle substance use disorders head on
December 12, 2017
We know behavioral health care is a major cost driver for employers and other health care purchasers, often displaying double digit growth year over year. But did you know that
Doug Gray & Beth Bortz on improving health care value in Virginia
December 11, 2017
Andréa Caballero dials up the joint sponsors of the Virginia Scorecard on Payment Reform pilot, Doug Gray, Executive Director of the Virginia Association of Health Plans, and Beth Bortz, President
Finding strengths in differences, the benefits of partnering with state Medicaid agencies!
December 5, 2017
At CPR, we believe that one purchaser alone cannot move the market, but many purchasers working together toward a common goal and with a common strategy can create real and
Dr. Corey Waller on challenges identifying and treating addiction
December 4, 2017
CPR’s senior project & research manager, Roz Murray, calls Dr. Corey Waller, Physician and Consultant at Complex Care Consulting LLC, to talk about employers’ challenges in identifying substance use disorders
Do the cost of cancer drugs have you worried? Us too.
November 28, 2017
We spend a lot of time at CPR thinking about rising pharmacy prices. Today, let’s look specifically at cancer drugs. According to the American Society of Clinical Oncology (ASCO), new
Linda Schwimmer on New Jersey’s health landscape
November 27, 2017
Andréa Caballero dials up Linda Schwimmer, President and CEO of the New Jersey Health Care Quality Institute, to hear about the challenges and successes of the health care marketplace in
MYTHBUSTER: Only large employers can be self-funded
November 21, 2017
Most of our readers already know, there are two options that employers and other health care purchasers can choose to fund health care benefits. Fully insured employers pay premiums to