Suzanne dials up her provider payment “guru”- Bob Berenson of the Urban Institute. Bob draws on his 20 years experience as an internal medicine doctor to answer Suzanne’s questions about
Andréa Caballero speaks with David Muhlestein, Chief Research Officer at Leavitt Partners, about his latest research titled “Growth of Population-Based Payments is Not Associated With a Decrease in Market-Level Cost
Suzanne Delbanco calls Peter Kilmartin, Consultant Effectiveness Leader and US Leadership Team at Mercer Health & Benefits, to discuss the four areas where employers can build out their health care
Did you know that 40% of Americans struggle to come up with $400 to cover an emergency? Jeff Levin-Scherz highlights this reality to help contextualize the very real decisions low-wage
What if people with substance use disorder could have a one-stop-shop for finding high-quality treatment options, including a list of providers in their health plan network? Suzanne checks in with
Suzanne catches up with Niall Brennan, President and CEO of the Health Care Cost Institute (HCCI), to ask the tough questions on price and utilization data for employee-sponsored health care.
Suzanne calls John Bass, Founder and CEO of Hashed Health, who shares his insights on how and why blockchain can reduce costs, create trust, and improve competition in health care. Listen
CPR’s senior project and research manager, Roz Murray, calls Jaime King, Associate Dean and Faculty Director of the UCSF/UC Hastings Consortium on Science, Law and Health Policy, to learn about
Suzanne speaks with Malini Nijagal, MD, MPH, of UCSF to learn what motivated her new call to action in the American Journal of Obstetrics & Gynecology. The April 2018 publication outlines how
Suzanne speaks with Larry Becker, former Director of Strategic Partnerships and Alliances for Xerox Corporation, and Jean Slutsky, Chief Engagement and Dissemination Officer at the Patient-Centered Outcomes Research Institute (PCORI),
Why is America’s most common health care challenge the one we are least likely to talk openly about? Ryan Olmstead discusses mental health challenges with Mary Kay O’Neill, MD, MBA,
Listen in as Suzanne shares an intimate conversation with a health policy expert who has survived an opioid addiction. Though anonymous, her story shines a bright and personal light on
CPR’s Director of Member Services, Ryan Olmstead, chats with Andreas Mang, Chief Operating and Innovation Officer at Equity Healthcare (EH). Learn how EH broke new ground in streamlining care navigation,
Are we really transitioning away from fee-for-service? Suzanne calls Bob Berenson, MD, Institute Fellow at the Urban Institute, to discuss the Medicare Physician Fee Schedule, why it’s flawed and why
Listen in to CPR’s Director of Member Services, Ryan Olmstead, catch up with Lynn Quincy, Director of the Altarum Healthcare Value Hub. They discuss Lynn’s favorite issue brief, the pitfalls
Suzanne dials up Farzad Mostashari, Co-Founder and Chief Executive Officer of Aledade, an innovative organization with the mission to support primary care providers (PCPs) in the shift to value-based payment.
Why is it so important that employers pay close attention to their formularies? Emily Roesing calls Lauren Vela, Senior Director of Member Value at the Pacific Business Group on Health,
Suzanne chats with Larry Levitt, Senior VP for Health Reform at the Kaiser Family Foundation, about employers’ role in health care coverage given the passage of the recent tax law.
Roz Murray, CPR’s Senior Project and Research Manager, called Jeff Rideout and his team, Lindsay Erickson and Ginamarie Gianandrea, to learn about the Integrated Healthcare Association’s (IHA) effort to standardize
Suzanne is curious to learn from Michael Chernew, Health Economist and Professor at the Harvard Medical School, about employers’ role in demanding and participating in evaluations of payment and delivery
