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
Each day in the United States, over 130 people die from overdosing on opioids. Opioid misuse and addiction have gained recognition as a national crisis negatively affecting public health and
When it comes to pharmaceutical prices, some things are certain. First, drug prices, especially for specialty pharmacy, are too high. It is also unlikely that prices will go down anytime
Suzanne Delbanco calls up Lisa Woods, Senior Director of Health Care Benefits at Walmart Stores, Inc., to discuss Walmart’s efforts to control costs and deliver high-value health care using a
What do the letters V, Q, P, and D have in common? Besides being the remaining letters in your Scrabble tile holder – you know, the ones that you must
The baby boomers are aging the United States’ population at an unprecedented rate. Some are calling it the Silver Tsunami. Approximately 10,000 baby boomers turn 65 every day and, by
Are you surprised to know that pharmacy costs are actually comparable to inpatient hospital spend? After all, pharmacy spend eats up 20 cents for every health care dollar a purchaser
Suzanne Delbanco checks in with Mike Stull, Chief Marketing Officer at Employers Health Coalition, to talk all things pharmacy. Listen in as Suzanne and Mike discuss what employers and health
Suzanne Delbanco, CPR’s Executive Director, checks in with Debbie Welle-Powell, Chief Population Health Officer at Essentia Health, an integrated health system in the Midwest. Debbie and Suzanne discuss the definition
A new year always offers a chance for fresh perspective. Keeping the pulse on CPR’s leading edge employer-purchaser members, I truly sense that we are entering an era in which
As the availability and utility of big data continues to grow by the day, Catalyst for Payment Reform has set out to better understand how employers are using data to
2018 was a great year for health tech startups. According to Rock Health, venture capitalists invested in over 290 companies, giving a total of 6.8 billion dollars toward all aspects
“Act in such a way that you treat humanity, whether in your own person or in the person of any other, never merely as a means to an end, but
Suzanne Delbanco dials up Emily Transue, MD, Associate Medical Director for Clinical Quality and Care Transformation at the Washington State Health Care Authority (HCA). They discuss HCA’s shared decision making
