You too can be a health care Catalyst.
April 03, 2023
Imagine for a moment, a U.S. health care system that performs as well or better than its international peers, or…
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2023 Health Plan User Groups: No dog and pony shows allowed
January 23, 2023
Once upon a time, I used to work for a health plan (I won’t name it here, but it’s obvious…
Mythbuster: Purchasers Can’t Fight the Wave of Provider Market Power
January 13, 2023
The Covid-19 pandemic had worldwide effects of which we are still feeling the aftershocks today, and in the U.S., the…
Whatever we’re doing, it’s not working: The Case for State Policy Intervention in Health Care, as told through a parable about toddlers and swimming lessons
January 09, 2023
When my younger daughter Dylan was three, she emphatically declared that she hated swimming lessons. Unfortunately for her, she has a mother (me)…
CPR’s New Year’s Resolutions
December 23, 2022
As an independent, nonprofit organization with the mission to catalyze employers, public purchasers and others to implement strategies that produce…
Catalyst for Payment Reform Filed Amicus Brief in Support of Plaintiff’s Appeal in Sidibe vs. Sutter Health
December 05, 2022
In the one dozen years since CPR began, we have tackled a number of big issues in health care, pushing…
CPR’s Thanksgiving Top Pods Blog
November 18, 2022
CPR is thankful for all the top health care minds who have taken time out of their busy schedules to…
Is Payment Reform Exiting a 2+Year Shelter-in-Place?
November 14, 2022
It was late 2019. CPR was approaching its tenth year of leading the payment reform movement and wanted to take…
A Peek at CPR’s Equity Journey
October 24, 2022
As 2020 came to an end and the call to address equity in all facets of society, health care included,…
Health Disparities Within ESI Revealed by New Analysis from NORC and Morgan Health
July 29, 2022
New Morgan Health-NORC analysis reveals important insights about the largest source of health insurance coverage in the U.S. — employer-sponsored…