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SUMMARY:Understanding the Impact of Mental Health Disorders on the Workplace
DESCRIPTION:This webinar will examine the impact of Major Depressive Disorder (MDD) and Bipolar I Disorder (BP-I) on workplace productivity. It covers the diagnostic criteria and epidemiology for both disorders\, highlighting the economic burden\, including direct and indirect costs\, and productivity loss. It also addressesbarriers to care and contemporary treatment paradigms for MDD and BP-I. Furthermore\, it discusses the differences between these two disorders\, the impact of misdiagnosis\, and various treatment approaches\, including medication\, therapy\, and lifestyle interventions. The presentation is comprehensive\, focusing primarily on the economic and productivity implications of these mental health disorders within the workplace. \nJoin Kimberly Moore\, PharmD\, MS Medical Outcomes Science Liaison at AbbVie and: \n\nUnderstand the Diagnostic Criteria and Epidemiology of Major Depressive Disorder (MDD): Gain insights into the symptoms and prevalence of MDD and associated impacts on individuals and workplaces.\nEvaluate the Economic and Productivity Costs of MDD: Learn about the direct and indirect costs linked to MDD\, including effects on workplace productivity.\nExplore the Treatment Paradigms for MDD: Discover current approaches and guidelines for treating MDD\, including medication classes and therapeutic interventions.\nUnderstand the Epidemiology and Costs Associated with Bipolar I Disorder: Familiarize with the prevalence\, diagnostic challenges\, and economic implications of BP-I in workplace settings.\nIdentify Barriers to Care in Patients with Bipolar I Disorder: Recognize the obstacles faced by patients in receiving appropriate diagnosis for BP-I.\nExamine Current Treatment Guidelines for Bipolar I Disorder: Learn about options to manage BP-I disorder including guideline recommendations.\n\nYou’ll leave with a better understanding of the importance of appropriate diagnosis and management for MDD and BP-I.
URL:https://www.catalyze.org/event/understanding-the-impact-of-mental-health-disorders-on-the-workplace/
LOCATION:Zoom
CATEGORIES:Data
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SUMMARY:Decoding the Data: How Price Transparency Creates Value for Employers
DESCRIPTION:Price transparency in healthcare is finally here\, but many are left asking: Now what? Compliance requirements feel overwhelming\, the data seems complex\, and the path to real transformation feels unclear. Centivo & Turquoise will cut through the noise and show you how to use transparency data to create network strategies that maximize healthcare quality – and lower costs. It’s time to embrace a new era of health plans built with financial transparency for your organization and your employees. \nWith moderation by Ryan Olmstead of Catalyst for Payment Reform\, join Ashok Subramanian\, CEO and founder of Centivo\, and Shay Forbes\, Head of Employer Solutions\, Turquoise Health as they: \n\nDemystify the latest price transparency requirements and what they mean for you\nHighlight the implications of real-world disparities in the cost of care\nExplain how transparency data can be used to build more cost-effective provider networks\nShare practical strategies to enhance the employee experience with health offerings rooted in transparency and affordability\n\nYou’ll leave with clear\, actionable ways to make transparency requirements work for you.
URL:https://www.catalyze.org/event/decoding-the-data-webinar/
LOCATION:Zoom
CATEGORIES:Data
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20240918T130000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20240918T193000
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SUMMARY:Together Again: CPR's 2024 Q3 Member Meeting
DESCRIPTION:  \n \nCPR is excited to announce a return to in-person member meetings in Q3 of 2024. After four years of connecting through Zoom\, WebEx and email\, we at CPR cannot wait to shake hands\, share space\, and hear from our esteemed members. \n📅 3rd Quarter 2024 – September 18 \n📍 Location: New York\, New York \nInterested in CPR Membership?  Read all about membership here.
URL:https://www.catalyze.org/event/together-again/
CATEGORIES:Member Event
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DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20240718
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SUMMARY:Meet the Disruptors: Redefining Pharmacy Benefits Management
DESCRIPTION:  \n \n📅 July 11 12pm – 2:30pm ET | July 17 2:30pm – 5pm ET \n📍 Location: Zoom Webinar \n \n  \n 
URL:https://www.catalyze.org/event/meet-the-disruptors-2024/
LOCATION:Zoom
CATEGORIES:Member Event
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DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20240501T133000
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SUMMARY:Behind the Lawsuits: Understanding Recent ERISA Fiduciary Litigation
DESCRIPTION:Join us on May 1 at 12:30 p.m. ET for a timely webinar examining recent litigation that is reshaping employer responsibilities under ERISA health benefit plans. A growing wave of lawsuits alleges that employers have breached their fiduciary duties in the administration of self-funded health plans—raising critical questions about pricing\, reimbursement\, and transparency. \nThe webinar will focus on a recent class action lawsuit filed April 2 against the Mayo Clinic\, which alleges violations of fiduciary duty under ERISA. The case centers on out-of-network reimbursement practices\, underpaid claims\, and opaque pricing that allegedly led to significant balance billing and left plan participants without the information needed to make informed health care decisions. The lawsuit highlights challenges faced by employees seeking mental health care and underscores the heightened scrutiny employers now face in plan oversight. \nThis litigation has implications far beyond a single employer. Every organization offering a self-insured health plan should be paying close attention. \nHear from two leading legal experts who will share their perspectives on the Mayo Clinic case and what it signals for employers: \nChris Deacon\, JD\, Principal\, VerSan Consulting\, and former Assistant Director of Pensions and Benefits for the State of New Jersey \nJon Corey\, JD\, Principal\, McKool Smith (Los Angeles)\, who represents plaintiffs across the health care industry\, including self-funded benefit plans\, plan sponsors\, and providers \nThey will discuss what this case reveals about fiduciary risk\, how courts are evaluating out-of-network pricing and disclosures\, and what employers should consider now to strengthen compliance and governance. \nRegistration is limited. Reserve your spot today. \nYou can access the full lawsuit here.  \nThis webinar was recorded. Watch the recording here. \nTickets\n\nFree; Zoom link to webinar will be sent out morning of.\nIncludes access to webinar and receipt of the recording.\nAll events free for CPR members and enterprise subscription holders.\nInterested in sponsorship and/or tickets for your organization?  Email connect@catalyze.org!
URL:https://www.catalyze.org/event/behind-the-lawsuits/
LOCATION:Zoom
CATEGORIES:Health Care Litigation
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20240215T130000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20240215T144500
DTSTAMP:20260513T110625
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SUMMARY:The Catalyst Debates
DESCRIPTION:We are back in 2024 with The Catalyst Debates\, and this year we are asking the big question\, Will Health Care Be Equitable in Five Years? Are you ready to be part of a transformative conversation that sparks change in the healthcare landscape? \nEvent Highlights: \n\nUnfiltered Discussions: Catalysts don’t shy away from controversy; we’ll dive into the dimensions of health equity\, the greatest barriers to progress\, and the most daring solutions.\nDiverse Perspectives: Our debaters bring a rich tapestry of views\, backgrounds\, experiences\, and battle scars to the table. Listen in on a robust and nuanced discussion which will undoubtedly spark new ways of tackling your organization’s health equity issues.\nActionable Insights: The debates are not just about rhetoric; they lead to “ahas” – those groundbreaking moments that can be immediately applied. Our audience\, a rarefied group in healthcare\, is poised to translate these insights into actionable strategies.\nCourage\, Truth\, Power: Align your company with courage\, truth\, and the unwavering commitment to reshape the healthcare narrative. Be in the company of those who speak truth to power and relentlessly pursue a responsive healthcare system that caters to the needs of its users.\n\n \n📅 Save the Date: Thursday\, February 15\, 2024 \n📍 Location: Zoom Webinar \nBy participating in the Catalyst Debates\, your company becomes an integral part of a movement that’s driving change in healthcare. Don’t miss this opportunity to connect\, learn\, and contribute to the future of healthcare. Be a catalyst for progress – join us at the Catalyst Debates 2024! \nTransform healthcare. Spark change. Be a Catalyst. \n 
URL:https://www.catalyze.org/event/the-catalyst-debates-2/
LOCATION:Zoom
CATEGORIES:Debate
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20240131T133000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20240131T153000
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SUMMARY:The Great Steeplechase: Overcoming Purchaser Hurdles for Superior Cost and Quality
DESCRIPTION:Connect with Catalyst for Payment Reform (CPR) at our Virtual Summit\, The Great Steeplechase: Overcoming Purchaser Hurdles for Superior Cost and Quality. \n\nFor years\, CPR has closely observed the ambitious plans of purchasers in implementing disruptive strategies\, but\, they encounter various hurdles along the way. Join us as we unveil the results of our systematic research into the hurdles purchasers face and the enabling factors that lead to the successful implementation of disruptive purchasing strategies. \n \n \n\n\nDate: January 31\, 2024\nTime: 10:30am – 12:30pm Pacific Time\nLocation: Zoom Webinar\nCost: FREE\nInterested in sponsorship? Email connect@catalyze.org\n\nThank you to the sponsors of this research: \n \n 
URL:https://www.catalyze.org/event/the-great-steeplechase-overcoming-purchaser-hurdles-for-superior-cost-and-quality/
LOCATION:Zoom
CATEGORIES:Purchasing Solutions
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20231031T130000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20231115T140000
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SUMMARY:Pioneers of Progress: Bold\, Functional\, and Data-Driven Solutions for Health Care Purchasing
DESCRIPTION:CPR presents our Fall 2023 Webinar series\, Pioneers of Progress: Bold\, Functional\, and Data-Driven Solutions for Health Care Purchasing where we will delve into the forefront of healthcare innovation; exploring next-gen strategies among purchasers and providers\, hearing from expert consultants on emergent topics\, and foraging beyond the traditional to maximize strategic data-driven decision making. \n \n\nTickets\n\n$50 bundle ticket (plus Eventbrite service and processing fees).\nIncludes access to all three webinars and receipt of the recordings.\nFree for CPR members and enterprise subscription holders.\nInterested in sponsorship and/or tickets for your organization?  Email connect@catalyze.org!
URL:https://www.catalyze.org/event/pioneers-of-progress-event-series/
LOCATION:Zoom
CATEGORIES:Purchasing Solutions
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20230517T133000
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SUMMARY:Partnering for High-Value Care
DESCRIPTION:Delivering high-quality care in a cost-effective way is a shared goal among many in the health care industry. Accountable Care Organization (ACO) models aim to do exactly that through coordinated care across providers and payers. \nBlue Shield of California’s ACO program is nationally recognized and one of the country’s longest standing programs. They have partnered with the San Francisco Health Service System (SFHSS) to deliver low-cost\, high-quality care in San Francisco. This partnership is the subject of a recent study by researchers at the University of California – Berkeley (UC Berkeley)\, with support from Catalyst for Payment Reform via a grant from the Peterson Center on Healthcare\, which was recently published by Health Services Research \n \nOn Wednesday\, May 17\, join experts from SFHSS\, Blue Shield of California\, UC Berkeley\, and Catalyst for Payment Reform to learn about the ACO partnership between Blue Shield and SFHSS and see the results from the UC Berkeley study. Attendees will learn about the key features of an ACO program that creates better care experiences for patients\, while saving costs. \n\n \n 
URL:https://www.catalyze.org/event/partnering-for-high-value-care/
LOCATION:Zoom
CATEGORIES:Policy
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20230404T143000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20230404T153000
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SUMMARY:Webinar #4: Policies for Low-Intervention States & Policies to Protect Competition
DESCRIPTION:  \nMarket-based interventions have provided insufficient relief from rising commercial health care costs. As a result\, states have a unique and pressing opportunity to enact policies that place downward pressure on unit prices and rebalance market power toward health care purchasers and consumers. \nSome states may lack the resources to pursue complex policy interventions; others may operate in political climates inhospitable to government intervention; a small few may have health care markets that function reasonably well and don’t require major fixes. \nThis webinar\, the final in the series of four\, focuses on policies\, which\, if plotted on a spectrum of “degree of intervention” would land on the lower end of the scale. It also offers strategies for states to protect the erosion of market competition by bolstering and broadening antitrust oversight. Featuring Josephine Porter of the Institute for Health Policy and Practice at the University of New Hampshire and Jaime S. King\, the John and Marylyn Mayo Chair in Health Law at the University of Auckland. \nCPR’s white paper profiles five scenario-based policy menus\, designed to help state policymakers\, advocacy organizations and other stakeholders navigate through the multitude of policy intervention options and identify those best suited to meet their unique circumstances. \nDownload the FREE report here. \nDownload the corresponding issue briefs here\, this session will cover Issue Brief #3 and #6. \nRegister today. \n\n \n 
URL:https://www.catalyze.org/event/policies-for-low-intervention-states-policies-to-protect-competition/
LOCATION:Zoom
CATEGORIES:Policy
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20230328T140000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20230328T150000
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SUMMARY:Webinar #3: Policies to Regulate Prices
DESCRIPTION:Market-based interventions have provided insufficient relief from rising commercial health care costs. As a result\, states have a unique and pressing opportunity to enact policies that place downward pressure on unit prices and rebalance market power toward health care purchasers and consumers. \nFor some states\, the best and most viable path to improving health care affordability may be the direct route: regulating provider prices. That doesn’t mean that the only option on the table is to exert complete price control through all-payer rate setting. States might alternatively consider establishing price caps\, or applying controls to select sites of service\, markets or circumstances. By placing a selective clamp on health care prices\, policymakers and regulators hope to create an environment where negotiations between payers and providers proceed on a more even playing field. \nThis webinar\, third in a series of four\, focuses on policies for price regulation\, organized according to the degree of state oversight\, resources and sophistication required to administer them. \nFeaturing Anna Doar Sinaiko\, Assistant Professor of Health Economics and Policy at Harvard University\, Robert A. Berenson\, an Institute Fellow at the Urban Institute’s Health Policy Center\, and Robert Murray\, President of Global Health Payment\, LLC. \nCPR’s white paper profiles five scenario-based policy menus\, designed to help state policymakers\, advocacy organizations and other stakeholders navigate through the multitude of policy intervention options and identify those best suited to meet their unique circumstances. \nDownload the FREE report here. \nDownload the corresponding issue briefs here\, this session will cover Issue Brief #5. \nRegister today. \n\n \n 
URL:https://www.catalyze.org/event/policies-to-regulate-prices/
LOCATION:Zoom
CATEGORIES:Policy
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20230321T080000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20230321T170000
DTSTAMP:20260513T110625
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SUMMARY:Webinar #2: Policies to Prevent/Punish Bad Behavior and Empower Market Balancers
DESCRIPTION:Market-based interventions have provided insufficient relief from rising commercial health care costs. As a result\, states have a unique and pressing opportunity to enact policies that place downward pressure on unit prices and rebalance market power toward health care purchasers and consumers. \nIn consolidated health care markets (which comprise 90% service areas) powerful health systems can leverage their market power to further stymie competition and skew the playing field. This webinar\, second in a series of four\, focuses on policies to prevent would-be monopolists from engaging in anticompetitive behavior\, impose penalties on those that continue to do so\, and protect and preserve the independent actors that remain. \nFeaturing Aditi P. Sen\, Director of Research and Policy at the Health Care Cost Institute and Erin Fuse Brown\, the Catherine C. Henson Professor of Law and Director of the Center for Law\, Health\, and Society at Georgia State University. \nCPR’s white paper profiles five scenario-based policy menus\, designed to help state policymakers\, advocacy organizations and other stakeholders navigate through the multitude of policy intervention options and identify those best suited to meet their unique circumstances. \nDownload the FREE report here. \nDownload the corresponding issue briefs here\, this session will cover Issue Briefs #2 and #4. \n Register Today. \n\n \n 
URL:https://www.catalyze.org/event/policies-to-defang-bad-actors-and-empower-market-balancers/
CATEGORIES:Policy
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20230314T080000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20230314T170000
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SUMMARY:Webinar #1: The Case for Multifaceted Public Policy Intervention
DESCRIPTION:NEWSFLASH: HEALTH CARE MARKETS ARE BROKEN \nEveryone is tired of hearing about how broken our health care system is. We know: prices keep rising\, hospitals keep merging\, quality falters\, disparities widen. And over the next few years\, the outlook remains bleak. Experts predict that health care premiums will jump 5.6 percentage points over the previous year. \nIt’s become painfully apparent that well-meaning\, market-based interventions (price transparency\, consumer-driven health plans\, innovative care delivery models\, even provider payment reform) cannot exert enough pressure to right this capsized ship. At this level of dysfunction\, we need a more powerful force to referee the marketplace and level the playing field.  We need government intervention – specifically\, state government intervention. \n\nCPR’s white paper profiles five scenario-based policy menus\, designed to help state policymakers\, advocacy organizations and other stakeholders navigate through the multitude of policy intervention options and identify those best suited to meet their unique circumstances. \nDownload the FREE report here. \n\nThis Webinar\, the first of four\, lays out the case for combinations of state policy interventions designed to place downward pressure on commercial prices and rebalance market power. \nDownload the corresponding issue briefs here\, this session will cover Issue Brief #1. \nRegister today. \n\n \n 
URL:https://www.catalyze.org/event/the-case-for-multifaceted-public-policy-intervention/
LOCATION:Zoom
CATEGORIES:Policy
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SUMMARY:The Catalyst Debates
DESCRIPTION:Will health care be more affordable in five years? \nJoin CPR as we gather health care luminaries to discuss the most critical challenges we face – affordability\, access\, equity\, adequate competition\, transparency\, quality and more. \nAs “catalyst” suggests\, these debates don’t tip toe around the edges of controversy in our health care system\, but engage in it directly so that we can make faster progress. Our debaters differ from each other in views\, backgrounds\, experiences and battle scars which together will enrich the discussion. Come and listen to those who speak truth to power\, who won’t rest until the health care system is responsive to the needs of those who use it. \nFeatured Catalyst Debaters: \n\nChristin Deacon\, Principal Owner\, VerSan Consulting\, LLC\nSuzanne Delbanco\, Executive Director\, Catalyst for Payment Reform\nDr. Mark Smith\, Clinical Professor of Medicine\, UCSF\nDr. Reed Tuckson\, Managing Director\, Tuckson Health Connections\, LLC\n\nThis event is sponsored by: \n \n \n  \n\n \n \n  \n  \n  \n  \n 
URL:https://www.catalyze.org/event/the-catalyst-debates/
LOCATION:Zoom
CATEGORIES:Debate
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20221206T140000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20221206T153000
DTSTAMP:20260513T110625
CREATED:20220322T204553Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20240219T175547Z
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SUMMARY:Q4 2022 CPR Member Strategy Meeting
DESCRIPTION:CPR Member Strategy Meetings offer CPR member organizations the opportunity to share and learn from one another and hear from other marketplace thought leaders.  During these sessions\, CPR members receive early access to CPR programming updates and the opportunity to offer perspective and shape CPR’s agenda. \nIf you are a CPR Member and do not have the meeting invites on your calendar\, please reach out to Ryan Olmstead\, Director of Member Services. \nContact us if you are interested in learning more about CPR Membership.\n  \n  \n 
URL:https://www.catalyze.org/event/strategy-session-2022-12-6/
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20221101T140000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20221101T170000
DTSTAMP:20260513T110625
CREATED:20221005T235116Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20240219T175625Z
UID:17852-1667311200-1667322000@www.catalyze.org
SUMMARY:Fostering Teen Mental Health
DESCRIPTION:It’s no secret that teens today are under a great deal of stress and experience high levels of anxiety due to the demands of school\, their jobs\, extracurriculars\, social life\, and a general uncertainty about their futures. Catalyst for Payment Reform\, in collaboration with Headspace Health\, is excited to invite you to join our webinar\, Fostering Teen Mental Health. \nSpeakers: \n\nDr. Dena Scott\, Adolescent Services Coordinator at Headspace Health\nCaitlin Morris\, Therapist at Headspace Health\nMichelle Martin\, Senior Vice President\, Total Rewards Experience at Paramount\n\nTopics include improving accessibility in youth mental health care\, successes and learnings from their programs\, and plans for the future.
URL:https://www.catalyze.org/event/fostering-teen-mental-health/
LOCATION:Zoom
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20221011T130000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20221011T153000
DTSTAMP:20260513T110625
CREATED:20220914T190301Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20240219T175719Z
UID:17855-1665493200-1665502200@www.catalyze.org
SUMMARY:Turning the Tables on Big Health Care: Can New Entrants Re-Shape the Market?
DESCRIPTION:In the world of TPAs and other point solution vendors\, there are takers and shapers.  Takers accept the health care market dynamics as they are and try to squeeze out a few extra dollars of savings with another round of discount negotiation thumb-wrestling or perhaps a shiny new app.  Shapers\, on the other hand\, aren’t afraid to upend the status quo.  They intrepidly adopt disruptive network and benefit design strategies that elevate high-value providers; they insist on holding providers accountable through alternative payment models; they hand purchasers the steering wheel by enabling direct contracting.  Some of these vendors are TPAs\, but others aren’t in the business of paying claims: that’s why we call them market-shaping enterprises. \nWe hope you’ll join CPR and a star-studded roster of thought-leaders\, employers\, vendors and consultants\, as we explore the ways that health care purchasers can take back their market power and forge their own pathway toward superior quality\, affordability\, and care experience. \nSpeakers \n \n \n \n \n \nCPR is still accepting sponsors for this event! For more information on the costs and benefits of supporting CPR’s virtual summit\, please contact jmcgarry@catalyze.org
URL:https://www.catalyze.org/event/2022-mse-virtual-summit/
LOCATION:Zoom
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20220922
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20221005
DTSTAMP:20260513T110625
CREATED:20220329T170327Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20240219T175923Z
UID:17860-1663804800-1664927999@www.catalyze.org
SUMMARY:Q3 2022 Health Plan User Groups
DESCRIPTION:Catalyst for Payment Reform’s Health Plan User Groups (HPUGs) offer a forum for a substantive and nutrient-rich two-way dialogue between CPR Members and Coalition Partner Members on a variety of current and high-priority topics. \nIn the Q3 HPUG meetings\, plans will share their strategies for improving health equity and reducing disparities in access\, treatment and outcomes. \nHealthy People 2020 defines a health disparity as\, “a particular type of health difference that is closely linked with social\, economic\, and/or environmental disadvantage.”  Trend data from 1999-2018 show a widening gap in the prevalence of chronic conditions between people of color and non-Hispanic white Americans.  Moreover\, while the full impact of the COVID-19 pandemic – not only in terms of disease burden\, but also in terms of its effect on health disparities – is unknown\, Kaiser Family Foundation research finds that “the pandemic has taken a disproportionate toll on the financial security and mental health and well-being of people of color\, low-income people\, LGBT people\, and other underserved groups.” \nThe opportunity to improve health equity relies on collaboration among health plans\, purchasers\, and the health care delivery system.  Addressing health disparities must begin with understanding the nature and scope of the problem.  Purchasers need data from their health plan partners to formulate strategies and adopt programs to improve health outcomes across their covered populations. \nMembers will gain insight into how health plans are currently measuring disparities as well as key findings related to the data. \nIf you are a CPR Member and do not have the meeting invites on your calendar\, please reach out to Ryan Olmstead\, director of member services. \nContact us if you are interested in learning more about CPR Membership.
URL:https://www.catalyze.org/event/2022-hpugs-q3/
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20220907
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20220909
DTSTAMP:20260513T110625
CREATED:20220405T155613Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20240219T175958Z
UID:17862-1662508800-1662681599@www.catalyze.org
SUMMARY:CPR’s 2022 Annual Member Strategy Meeting
DESCRIPTION:CPR’s Annual Member Strategy Meeting offers CPR members the opportunity to share and learn from one another and set CPR’s shared purchaser agenda for 2023.  In addition\, CPR members will hear from marketplace thought leaders through various panels and presentations during this two-day session. \nIf your organization is a CPR Member and you do not have the CPR Member Strategy Meeting invites on your calendar\, please reach out to Ryan Olmstead\, Director of Member Services. \nContact us if you are interested in learning more about CPR Membership.\n  \n 
URL:https://www.catalyze.org/event/strategy-session-2022/
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20220602T150000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20220602T160000
DTSTAMP:20260513T110625
CREATED:20220509T230426Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20240219T180056Z
UID:17863-1654182000-1654185600@www.catalyze.org
SUMMARY:2022 Aligned Sourcing Toolkit Webinar: The more we work together\, the more we'll achieve
DESCRIPTION:June 2nd | 12pm – 1pm PDT \nIt’s that time of year again\, and now more than ever employer-purchasers need to send a deliberate and direct message to the marketplace that they expect provider competition\, more price and quality transparency\, more reform in payment and care delivery\, more innovative benefit and network design\, more action in addressing health disparities\, and better collaboration. \n\n\nIt cannot be done alone. By sending a strategic and unified message\, employer-purchasers multiply their strength. \n\n\nThis session will orient you to this year’s updates – the 2022 Health Plan Request for Information Questionnaire (RFI)\, the Model Contract Language\, and the Renewal Questionnaire reflect learnings from the pandemic such as the need for new payment models that increase accountability while ensuring that PCPs have access to a predictable revenue stream.  New in 2022 is language that commits health plans to address issues of health equity and health disparities that have plagued health care for decades\, a focus on strategies to mitigate against record-high inflation\, and affirmative pledges of partnership to help self-insured purchasers prepare for new transparency guidelines. \n\n\nWant to be a part of the movement? Join us on June 2nd for a re-introduction to our Aligned Sourcing and Contracting Toolkit. \n\n \n  \n  \n 
URL:https://www.catalyze.org/event/2022-aligned-sourcing-toolkit-webinar/
LOCATION:WebEx
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20220525T140000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20220525T153000
DTSTAMP:20260513T110625
CREATED:20220322T204539Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20240220T093600Z
UID:17869-1653487200-1653492600@www.catalyze.org
SUMMARY:Q2 2022 CPR Member Strategy Meeting
DESCRIPTION:CPR Member Strategy Meetings offer CPR member organizations the opportunity to share and learn from one another and hear from other marketplace thought leaders.  During these sessions\, CPR members receive early access to CPR programming updates and the opportunity to offer perspective and shape CPR’s agenda. \nIf you are a CPR Member and do not have the meeting invites on your calendar\, please reach out to Ryan Olmstead\, Director of Member Services. \nContact us if you are interested in learning more about CPR Membership.\n  \n  \n 
URL:https://www.catalyze.org/event/strategy-session-2022-5-25/
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20220517
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20220602
DTSTAMP:20260513T110625
CREATED:20220329T170120Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20240220T093536Z
UID:17870-1652745600-1654127999@www.catalyze.org
SUMMARY:Q2 2022 Health Plan User Groups
DESCRIPTION:Catalyst for Payment Reform’s Health Plan User Groups (HPUGs) offer a forum for a substantive and nutrient-rich two-way dialogue between CPR Members and Coalition Partner Members on a variety of current and high-priority topics. \nIn this the Spring of 2022\, plans will share how they measure the success of their High Performance Networks using a standardized tool and uniform set of metrics.   The HPN Reform Evaluation Framework (or HPN REF) measures performance in terms of the difference in total cost of care\, quality outcomes\, changes in utilization\, and member experience between an HPN and the health plan’s standard broad network.  The HPN REF provides a unique opportunity for purchasers to examine HPNs in a head-to-head comparison where CPR and its members\, not the health plans\, choose the measures of success. \nAs a member\, you gain insight into HPN network construction and inclusion criteria\, provider incentives\, network and benefit administration\, and network maturity and uptake. \nIf you are a CPR Member and do not have the meeting invites on your calendar\, please reach out to Ryan Olmstead\, director of member services. \nContact us if you are interested in learning more about CPR Membership.
URL:https://www.catalyze.org/event/2022-hpugs-q2/
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20220414
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20220501
DTSTAMP:20260513T110625
CREATED:20220314T164827Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20240220T102017Z
UID:17875-1649894400-1651363199@www.catalyze.org
SUMMARY:Spring 2022 Webinar Series: Breaking Ground with Innovative Purchasers
DESCRIPTION:CPR is hosting a FREE webinar series featuring innovative health purchasers. \nSign up by clicking “Register” below! Each webinar will be recorded and distributed to all that RSVP\, regardless of whether you attend.\n \nApril 20\, 2022 | 1pm – 2pm PT \nJoin Jon Schloemer\, Cargill’s Senior Consultant\, Health and Welfare Plans / North America\, and Jeff Wells\, Marathon’s CEO and co-founder\, as they discuss the successful partnership in their near-site health center program. More than 12\,700 Cargill employees have access to incremental\, accessible\, and affordable healthcare — a reality thanks to these health centers across the country. By supplementing existing medical coverage with health centers for their employees\, Cargill and Marathon Health are providing these communities a more convenient way to seek preventive care and other health care services. \n 
URL:https://www.catalyze.org/event/spring-2022-webinar-series-breaking-ground-with-innovative-purchasers-2/
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20220330T130000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20220330T140000
DTSTAMP:20260513T110625
CREATED:20220228T220532Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20240220T102320Z
UID:17877-1648645200-1648648800@www.catalyze.org
SUMMARY:Health Care Data: How to Assess whether Your TPA and Vendor Partners will Play Nice in the Sandbox
DESCRIPTION:Employers and other health care purchasers: Have you struggled with obstacles and foot-dragging when you request data to serve your plan participant population?  Consultants\, Vendors and TPAs: are you tired of playing tug-o-war over accessing the data you need to serve your clients?  If so\, this webinar is for you. \nOver the past year\, CPR has researched the barriers purchasers and their business associates encounter when they request data from a health plan or other vendor.  We gathered information from a diverse group of stakeholders – employer-purchasers\, vendors\, consultants\, and even health plans to inform a 360° view of data stewardship between purchasers and their business associates.  This research culminated in the creation of a new suite of tools that purchasers can use to assess their TPA’s and other vendors’ willingness to “play nice” in the data sandbox.  In January\, we published these tools – Purchaser Tools for Breaking Barriers to Data Ownership\, Access\, & Use and hosted a virtual event – Data is the New Health Care Currency. Are Purchasers Getting Short-Changed. \nThis session will orient you to CPR’s TPA and Vendor Self-Assessment and RFI Questionnaire for Enhancing Data Stewardship and provide a timeline to conduct the assessment\, then memorialize the TPA’s and Vendor’s commitments using CPR’s Model Contract Language for Enhancing Data Stewardship. \nAttendees will leave with an understanding of CPR’s newest resource and a multi-month roadmap to break down common barriers to data ownership\, access\, and use. \n \nSPEAKERS\n \n  \n  \n 
URL:https://www.catalyze.org/event/enhancing-data-stewardship-webinar/
LOCATION:WebEx
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20220127T130000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20220127T150000
DTSTAMP:20260513T110625
CREATED:20220103T213604Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20240220T101852Z
UID:17878-1643288400-1643295600@www.catalyze.org
SUMMARY:Data is the New Health Care Currency: Are Purchasers Getting Short-Changed?
DESCRIPTION:JANUARY 27\, 2022 @ 1:00 PM – 3:00 PM EST EASTERN\nHealth care data provide invaluable information to self-insured purchasers\, helping them engineer\, administer\, and refine their benefits purchasing strategy. Unfortunately\, purchasers experience challenges in accessing and using the data that they and their business associates require. As a result\, purchasers remain stymied in their efforts to actualize obligations as Plan fiduciary. \nOver the past two years\, Catalyst for Payment Reform gathered information from a diverse group of stakeholders – employer-purchasers\, vendors\, consultants\, and even health plans – to discuss the purposes and challenges of data stewardship. Pursuant to these findings\, CPR developed a toolkit that all purchasers can use to ensure access to the data elements necessary to enhance their health care purchasing strategy. \nDuring this Virtual Summit\, you’ll hear from sophisticated purchasers about how they use data to inform their strategy. Then\, CPR will team up with benefits consultants to unpack the obstacles purchasers face in data ownership\, access\, and use\, and potential solutions around the obstacles. Finally\, you’ll hear policy experts describe the benefits and limitations of the hospital and payer price transparency rules in resolving some data access issues. \nPurchasers and others will leave with an understanding of how some of the country’s most sophisticated purchasers use data\, the common barriers purchasers experience when accessing and using data\, and the impact of  the new transparency rules and the challenges that remain. \nAGENDA\n\n\nSPEAKERS\n\n\n  \nSPONSORS\nThank you to our sponsors for this event! \n  \n \n  \n \n \n \n \n  \n \n \n \n \n  \nTICKET SALES\nPlease purchase a ticket according to the appropriate tier below. Catalyst for Payment Reform will be monitoring both the ticket sales and Webex registrations to validate that tickets have been purchased at the appropriate tier based on your role and organization. \nThis Virtual Summit will be recorded and distributed to all ticket holders\, regardless of whether you attend.  After the event\, the recording will be available for purchase. \n\nWe’re committed to your privacy.  By registering for the Virtual Summit\, you agree to receive email from CPR staff\, including event updates and our newsletter\, CPR Weekly.  You may unsubscribe from the Weekly at any time. \n  \n  \n 
URL:https://www.catalyze.org/event/data-is-the-new-health-care-currency-virtual-summit/
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20211208T013000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20211208T150000
DTSTAMP:20260513T110625
CREATED:20210108T181205Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20240220T095415Z
UID:17880-1638927000-1638975600@www.catalyze.org
SUMMARY:Q4 2021 CPR Member Strategy Meeting
DESCRIPTION:CPR Member Strategy Meetings offer CPR member organizations the opportunity to share and learn from one another and hear from other marketplace thought leaders.  During these sessions\, CPR members receive early access to CPR programming updates and the opportunity to offer perspective and shape CPR’s agenda. \nIf your organization is a CPR Member and you do not have the CPR Member Strategy invites on your calendar\, please reach out to Ryan Olmstead\, Director of Member Services. \nContact us if you are interested in learning more about CPR Membership.\n  \n 
URL:https://www.catalyze.org/event/strategy-session-2021-4/
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20211116T160000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20211116T170000
DTSTAMP:20260513T110625
CREATED:20211025T182754Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20240220T101746Z
UID:17881-1637078400-1637082000@www.catalyze.org
SUMMARY:Health Policy Developments Impacting Employer-Purchasers with Suzanne Delbanco\, Catalyst for Payment Reform\, Katy Spangler\, Spangler Strategies and Tracy Watts\, Mercer
DESCRIPTION:  \nAfter a decade of pushing for greater transparency and payment reform in health care\, employers and other health care purchasers need to know how the latest federal policy developments impact these efforts.\nEmployers and other health care purchasers have pushed for over 10 years to have greater transparency into health care prices for themselves and their plan members.  This push has made it from the commercial sector to state legislatures and now to federal law.  But now that a federal law has passed\, will we ever see it fully implemented? \n  \nFew are fans of the practice of surprise billing other than providers who stand to enhance their revenue. A new federal law prevents surprise billing\, but will the arbitration process for paying out of network providers truly lower spending? \nWhat about payment policy for telehealth?  Many states now require by law that virtual visits be paid at the same rate as in person visits.  The federal government established payment parity as part of the Public Health Emergency. In some cases\, telehealth payment parity may make sense\, but in others\, it could simply serve as a permanent\, unnecessary increase in health care spending.  Will parity lead to a permanent cost hike? \nLooking ahead\, what will the Biden administration or the other branches of the federal government do about anticompetitive behavior by health care providers with strong market power? How can purchasers contract for health care services and advocate with lawmakers to ensure smart policies are in place? \nIn this webcast\, CPR’s executive director\, Suzanne Delbanco\, will describe how CPR and its members have helped to change health care using their influence in the market and how public policies have the potential to bring their efforts to the next level.  Then\, Katy Spangler of Spangler Strategies\, will update attendees on the latest developments in DC around price transparency and surprise billing.  Following Katy\, Tracy Watts\, Mercer\, will share federal updates on telehealth payment and efforts to stem anticompetitive behavior by health care providers.  We will leave time at the end for audience questions. \n \n  \n \n  \n 
URL:https://www.catalyze.org/event/health-policies-impacting-purchasers/
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20211103
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20211119
DTSTAMP:20260513T110625
CREATED:20210108T000024Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20240220T095616Z
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SUMMARY:Q4 2021 Pharmacy Benefit Manager User Groups
DESCRIPTION:CPR’s Members regularly meet with major pharmacy benefits managers\, allowing participants to align their expectations and PBMs an efficient means to deliver information to participating purchasers.  In this meeting series\, PBMs will present their latest progress using CPR’s progress report and present on a topic Member interest. \nIf you are a CPR Member and do not have the meeting invites on your calendar\, please reach out to Ryan Olmstead\, director of member services. \nContact us if you are interested in learning more about CPR Membership.
URL:https://www.catalyze.org/event/pbm-usergroup-q2-21/
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20210921
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20211006
DTSTAMP:20260513T110625
CREATED:20210107T235643Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20240220T095903Z
UID:17884-1632182400-1633478399@www.catalyze.org
SUMMARY:Q3 2021 Health Plan User Groups
DESCRIPTION:CPR’s Members and Coalition Partner Members regularly meet with major national and regional health plans\, allowing participants to align their expectations and plans an efficient means to deliver information to participating purchasers.  In this Series of meetings\, plans will share MSK program impact using one of CPR’s Reform Evaluation Frameworks and present on their MSK strategy. \nIf you are a CPR Member and do not have the meeting invites on your calendar\, please reach out to Ryan Olmstead\, director of member services. \nContact us if you are interested in learning more about CPR Membership.
URL:https://www.catalyze.org/event/2021-hpugs-q3/
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20210914
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20210916
DTSTAMP:20260513T110625
CREATED:20210108T180037Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20240220T100234Z
UID:17885-1631577600-1631750399@www.catalyze.org
SUMMARY:CPR’s 2021 Annual Member Strategy Meeting
DESCRIPTION:CPR’s Annual Member Strategy Meeting offers CPR members the opportunity to share and learn from one another and set CPR’s shared purchaser agenda for 2022.  In addition\, CPR members will hear from marketplace thought leaders through various panels and presentations during this two-day session. \nIf your organization is a CPR Member and you do not have the CPR Member Strategy Meeting invites on your calendar\, please reach out to Ryan Olmstead\, Director of Member Services. \nContact us if you are interested in learning more about CPR Membership.\n  \n 
URL:https://www.catalyze.org/event/strategy-session-2021-3/
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