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…
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50 States Enacting Health Care Policy; One Searchable Database
June 22, 2020
Health care is local, and so are laws impacting health care cost and quality. If the health care system weren’t…
If you’re playing without a REF, you can’t trust the scoreboard
June 22, 2020
Imagine trying to watch or play sports without a referee. Baseball teams could declare every at bat a home run,…
Debbie Welle-Powell on Essentia’s Accountable Care Organization and the importance of risk
January 14, 2019
Suzanne Delbanco, CPR’s Executive Director, checks in with Debbie Welle-Powell, Chief Population Health Officer at Essentia Health, an integrated health…
After one year, SPARC remains more relevant than ever
November 27, 2018
Over the last several years, of all efforts to reform care delivery, health plans most prolifically adopted and implemented accountable…
David Muhlestein on the level of risk providers are taking on
August 20, 2018
Andréa Caballero speaks with David Muhlestein, Chief Research Officer at Leavitt Partners, about his latest research titled “Growth of Population-Based…
Farzad Mostashari shares why PCPs are set up to succeed as ACOs
March 13, 2018
Suzanne dials up Farzad Mostashari, Co-Founder and Chief Executive Officer of Aledade, an innovative organization with the mission to support…
Jeff Goldsmith shares why he’s dubious about accountable care organizations
February 05, 2018
Suzanne calls Jeff Goldsmith, President of Health Futures, Inc and National Advisor to Navigant Healthcare, to learn why he has…
Jennie Pao on the need for standard health plan ACO reports
November 06, 2017
Suzanne calls Jennie Pao, Manager of Health Care Planning at Pitney Bowes, to learn about her experience with the ACO…
Time to push health plans for the real story on ACOs
October 16, 2017
Fun fact! There are almost 1,000 active accountable care organizations (ACO) across the United States, covering more than 32 million…