Lisa Woods on Walmart’s Center of Excellence strategy
February 04, 2019
Suzanne Delbanco calls up Lisa Woods, Senior Director of Health Care Benefits at Walmart Stores, Inc., to discuss Walmart’s efforts…
BENEFIT DESIGN
ICER Pharmacy Reports: Three steps purchasers can take
January 22, 2019
Are you surprised to know that pharmacy costs are actually comparable to inpatient hospital spend? After all, pharmacy spend eats…
Did You Know This Fundamental Bioethics Principle Can Shape Benefit Design?
December 10, 2018
“Act in such a way that you treat humanity, whether in your own person or in the person of any…
Ann Greiner on the Patient Centered Medical Home and its evolution over time
December 04, 2018
Suzanne Delbanco dials up Ann Greiner, President and CEO of the Patient-Centered Primary Care Collaborative (PCPCC), to discuss the patient…
High-Value Health Care Strategies That Are Also Good For the Environment
December 03, 2018
Climate change is the greatest health concern of the 21stcentury. It threatens our national and global political, economic and social…
What does the next wave of benefit design look like?
October 02, 2018
Employers are getting increasingly creative when it comes to health care coverage. Whether that means covering benefits on the…
What behavioral economics taught me about enrolling in a CDHP
August 28, 2018
Thinking about offering CDHPs? Read my story first. Looking back on open enrollment last year, I can see that my…
Why Employers Should Care About Palliative Care
August 14, 2018
Catalyst for Payment Reform has teamed up with The Center to Advance Palliative Care (CAPC) to help make employers and…
Unnecessary surgery happens more often (& costs more) than you think
August 06, 2018
Overuse, misuse, and underuse of care are all types of inappropriate care that can result in negative patient outcomes and…
Peter Kilmartin on disruption as a positive force in employee benefits
July 23, 2018
Suzanne Delbanco calls Peter Kilmartin, Consultant Effectiveness Leader and US Leadership Team at Mercer Health & Benefits, to discuss the…