CPR’s Top 10 Podcast Episodes of 2020
November 23, 2020
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‘Tis the Season For A Teachable Moment (on Price Variation)
November 16, 2020
Ryan Olmstead, Director of Member Services, on why flu season is a teachable moment in high-value health care purchasing. It’s…
San Francisco tackles mental health care access in the midst of COVID-19
October 27, 2020
San Francisco Health Service System (SFHSS) purchases health benefits for over 120,000 City and County employees, retirees and their dependents…
Linda Schwimmer on the health of New Jersey’s small group insurance market
October 26, 2020
Andréa Caballero, MPA, speaks with Linda Schwimmer, JD, President and CEO of the New Jersey Health Care Quality Institute (Quality…
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. …
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.”…