Primary Care: An Amazonian-sized Effort
March 18, 2019
Like so many others in the industry, CPR staff are monitoring the buzz about Amazon/Berkshire Hathaway/ JP Morgan Chase’s Haven…
PAYMENT REFORM
Using Policy Levers to Drive Change: A Last Resort?
February 26, 2019
Let’s face it. Something has got to give. While employers and health care purchasers have long tried to implement market-based…
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…
The Unsustainability of Health Care Costs- Something’s Got to Give
October 08, 2018
At the risk of sounding like a broken record, once again Kaiser Family Foundation’s 2018 annual survey of employers demonstrated…
Mai Pham on Anthem’s goal to improve care quality through adjustments to the fee schedule
September 24, 2018
Suzanne Delbanco calls Mai Pham, MD, Vice President of Provider Alignment Solutions at Anthem Inc., and former Chief Innovation Officer…
Who is Catalyzing Payment Reform in Oncology?
September 18, 2018
More than 1.6 million Americans are diagnosed with cancer each year. These diagnoses led to over 600,000 deaths in 2016…
Are Employers Ready to Shake Up Health Care?
August 09, 2018
Early findings from the Vitals for Change Scorecard, a guide for employers from Mercer and Catalyst for Payment Reform Frustration…
What is Maryland’s All-Payer, Global Budget Hospital System and How Can We Learn From it?
July 31, 2018
Did you know the state of Maryland is home to the nation’s only all-payer, global budget hospital system? Despite the…
3 Medicaid Payment Innovations Worth Paying Attention To
July 09, 2018
Collectively, state Medicaid agencies cover 74 million Americans, more than any other insurer by a longshot, including Medicare. To manage…