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…
BEHAVIORAL HEALTH
If Tools Could Talk: Spotlight on the Evaluating Mental Health Solutions Toolkit
April 20, 2020
For the past three years, Suzanne Delbanco and other CPR staff have interviewed health care thought leaders as part of…
Sam Arsenault on using quality ratings to improve outcomes in substance use disorder treatment
May 28, 2019
Suzanne Delbanco catches up with Sam Arsenault, Director of National Treatment Quality Initiatives for Shatterproof, on the latest milestones in…
Mental Health Month Wrap Up: A look at APMs in Behavioral Health
May 28, 2019
The slow progress in the behavioral health space, especially toward quality and accessibility of care for behavioral health and substance…
Combatting the Opioid Epidemic in Your Workplace
February 19, 2019
Each day in the United States, over 130 people die from overdosing on opioids. Opioid misuse and addiction have gained…
Sam Arsenault on Shatterproof’s provider rating system for addiction treatment
July 09, 2018
What if people with substance use disorder could have a one-stop-shop for finding high-quality treatment options, including a list of…
Mary Kay O’Neill on America’s most common health care challenge
April 23, 2018
Why is America’s most common health care challenge the one we are least likely to talk openly about? Ryan Olmstead…
Opioid Addiction, A Patient’s Story
April 16, 2018
Listen in as Suzanne shares an intimate conversation with a health policy expert who has survived an opioid addiction. Though…
What are mental health issues really costing us?
March 30, 2018
Did you know that the U.S. spends over $200 billion on mental health disorders, ranking it as one of the…
Time to tackle substance use disorders head on
December 12, 2017
We know behavioral health care is a major cost driver for employers and other health care purchasers, often displaying double…