The Time is Now: Purchasers, Give High-Performance Networks a Serious Look
June 20, 2022
At the risk of appearing tone deaf, we think it’s time for employers and other health care purchasers to give…
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One More Thing to Add to the Benefits Manager’s Job Description
June 06, 2022
If you go to any job search site and look at open positions for a Director of Benefits, you’ll likely…
Is it Time to Throw the Book at the Health Care Market?
May 23, 2022
Purchasers, brace yourselves for a radical idea: the time has come for state governments to restore balance, competition and affordability…
Mental Health Care is Evolving. So Are Purchasers’ Strategies.
May 16, 2022
If ever there was a worldwide phenomenon that perfectly captured the concept of “two sides of the same coin” it…
Reunited and it Feels So Good: CPR’s April 2022 Staff Retreat
May 02, 2022
Catalyst for Payment Reform, like many employers or teams, has operated in a fully remote work environment since the start…
Implicit Bias: The Outcomes Tell Us What Black Mothers Already Know
April 11, 2022
April 11-17 is Black Maternal Health Week, which shines a spotlight on the disproportionately poor maternal health care and health…
From Political Organizing to CPR: Why the Two are not that Different
March 14, 2022
My name is Torie Nugent-Peterson and I’m the newest member of the Catalyst for Payment Reform (CPR) team. As CPR’s…
Has Price Inflation Got Your Attention? Carpe Diem!
February 14, 2022
On February 10, the U.S. Department of Labor released its latest monthly report on inflation. It was unwelcome news; the…
Massachusetts Slams the Breaks on Mass General’s Expansion Plans: Insights into the Value of State Health Policy Commissions
February 07, 2022
Just last week, the State of Massachusetts made headlines when its Health Policy Commission (HPC) launched what the press called…
THE TOP 10 PODCASTS OF 2021
December 27, 2021
December is wrapping up and the New Year is right around the corner. But just before looking ahead to 2022,…