California is leading the charge to defy the distressing maternal mortality trends nationwide. While nationally the rate of maternal deaths rates rose from 2006-2013, California achieved a 55 percent reduction.
Take a moment now to think of all your monthly memberships and subscriptions – we’re willing to bet there’s at least one that you’re likely not using to its full
Are you someone who manages health care benefits within a private company or a public agency, aka a “purchaser”? Have you ever asked yourself, what is CPR and what can
There was a time when benefit design was straightforward, consisting of a flat $20 co-pay and insurance covered the rest. Then, health care costs began to grow at an unsustainable
Suzanne Delbanco calls Rachel Brodie, Director of the Performance Information programs at Pacific Business Group on Health (PBGH) to discuss patient-reported outcomes (PROs). Listen in to learn how PROs work
Listen in to Kaveh Safavi, MD, JD, Senior Managing Director, Head of Global Health Practice at Accenture, as he discusses recent research on the associated costs of the United State’s
Suzanne Delbanco catches up with Sam Arsenault, Director of National Treatment Quality Initiatives for Shatterproof, on the latest milestones in the work to bring provider quality ratings into the substance
The slow progress in the behavioral health space, especially toward quality and accessibility of care for behavioral health and substance use disorders (BH/SUD), is concerning. While payment reform is spreading
On top of health care’s already complex landscape, significant legislative and regulatory activity is expected over the next few years to address health care priorities at the federal and state
Listen in as Ateev Mehrotra, MD, MPH, Associate Professor of health care policy and medicine at Harvard Medical School and a hospitalist at Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, chats all
Listen in as Suzanne Delbanco chats with Gloria Sachdev, PharmD, President and CEO of the Employers’ Forum of Indiana. They discuss one of the hottest studies in health care: the
Nowadays, our smartphones and other devices constantly flood our minds with notifications, so much so that phone makers are rolling out ways to get you to put your phone down.
Listen in as CPR’s Executive Director, Suzanne Delbanco, chats with Google’s Former Healthcare Delivery Benefits Manager, Rob Paczkowski. Just like the HR department of many employers, the benefits team at
Our neighborhoods, houses, schools, jobs, income, social lives, modes of transportation, and even our broader built and natural environments. Once these were not considered factors affecting health, but they are
We are not alone in our quest to reform the health care system nationally toward better outcomes and cost efficiency. Countries all over the world are facing similar dilemmas to
Suzanne Delbanco chats with Jeffrey Davis, MD, MPH, Senior Health Management Consultant with Willis Towers Watson, about a rapidly expanding area of intrigue for employers: genetic testing. He breaks down
Like so many others in the industry, CPR staff are monitoring the buzz about Amazon/Berkshire Hathaway/ JP Morgan Chase’s Haven Healthcare. We noticed that the role of primary care is
Lea Tessitore calls up George Schwartz to learn more about how palliative care positively impacted his and his late wife Judy’s experiences dealing with serious illness. After Judy was diagnosed
Let’s face it. Something has got to give. While employers and health care purchasers have long tried to implement market-based solutions, catalyzing consistent and long lasting system-wide change in health
Nutrition interventions are gaining steam in health care world, and high-profile announcements from Lyft and BCBS at HIMSS19 are just icing on the cake. Whether it’s through medically-tailored meals or
