Can surprise billing happen to you?
July 22, 2019
Last week, we told you about a $4,999 surprise bill. I didn’t have a $4,999 surprise, but it was close.…
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Fasten Your Seatbelt: CPR’s Newest Resource is SLICQH!
May 13, 2019
On top of health care’s already complex landscape, significant legislative and regulatory activity is expected over the next few years…
Gloria Sachdev on hospital-level price transparency
April 30, 2019
Listen in as Suzanne Delbanco chats with Gloria Sachdev, PharmD, President and CEO of the Employers’ Forum of Indiana. They…
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…
Maryland and California’s Efforts to Combat Rising Prescription Drug Costs
August 21, 2018
Can states combat rising prescription drug costs? The rising costs of prescription drugs is a high priority for patients, providers,…
Niall Brennan on latest trends and analysis from the Health Care Cost Institute
June 25, 2018
Suzanne catches up with Niall Brennan, President and CEO of the Health Care Cost Institute (HCCI), to ask the tough…
Revolutionary: An interactive data tool on health care spending
May 29, 2018
Data is beautiful, even when you’re looking at a monstrous thing like the $2.10 trillion dollars spent in U.S. health…
Health Care Inspiration in Unlikely Places
May 01, 2018
Can health care take a page from SpotHero’s playbook? CPR’s office is in the city of Berkeley, California, near the…
Would you choose a hospital based on its Yelp review? Maybe you should.
March 20, 2018
“Have you checked out that place? It has a five-star review on Yelp” Without the context, you’d probably assume someone…
Do the cost of cancer drugs have you worried? Us too.
November 28, 2017
We spend a lot of time at CPR thinking about rising pharmacy prices. Today, let’s look specifically at cancer drugs.…