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…
PAYMENT REFORM
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…
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…
Feeding two birds with one seed: payment reform, telehealth, & health equity
July 27, 2021
Like so many technologies before it, telehealth is a disruptive force with seemingly limitless potential. It can be a phone…
Dr. Bob Berenson on Telehealth as the Leading Reason to Ditch Fee-For-Service
July 19, 2021
Suzanne Delbanco consults Bob Berenson, MD, Institute Fellow at the Urban Institute, on what’s going on with telehealth payment policy…
Go Ahead, Ask us Anything… About Reference-Based Pricing
May 25, 2021
Improving health care affordability is a top priority for employers and other health care purchasers across the country. But navigating…