Health Care Costs

Let’s face it. Something has got to give. While employers and health care purchasers have long tried to implement market-based…

When it comes to pharmaceutical prices, some things are certain. First, drug prices, especially for specialty pharmacy, are too high.…

The baby boomers are aging the United States’ population at an unprecedented rate. Some are calling it the Silver Tsunami.…

Suzanne Delbanco checks in with Mike Stull, Chief Marketing Officer at Employers Health Coalition, to talk all things pharmacy. Listen…

At the risk of sounding like a broken record, once again Kaiser Family Foundation’s 2018 annual survey of employers demonstrated…

Suzanne dials up her provider payment “guru”- Bob Berenson of the Urban Institute. Bob draws on his 20 years experience…

Can states combat rising prescription drug costs? The rising costs of prescription drugs is a high priority for patients, providers,…

Overuse, misuse, and underuse of care are all types of inappropriate care that can result in negative patient outcomes and…

CPR’s senior project and research manager, Roz Murray, calls Jaime King, Associate Dean and Faculty Director of the UCSF/UC Hastings…

Data is beautiful, even when you’re looking at a monstrous thing like the $2.10 trillion dollars spent in U.S. health…