Webinar 1: Purchaser Innovation in Action: Next-Gen Provider Strategies.

Original Air Date: October 31, 2023 | 1pm ET

In the fall of 2023 CPR hosted the webinar series, “Pioneers of Progress: Bold, Functional, and Data-Driven Solutions for Health Care Purchasing” – inviting leaders in health care to speak frankly about unconventional yet effective methods to maximize strategic, data-driven decision-making in health care purchasing.

The first of three webinars, this episode features two Taft-Hartley union trust funds and a state Medicaid agency speaking about how to strategically manage provider relationships to maximize quality and spend.

Featured Speakers:

• Cora Opsahl, 32BJ Health Fund: Discover how 32BJ achieved astronomical cost savings by strategically carving out a high-cost provider from their network.
• Ivana Krajcinovic, UNITE HERE HEALTH: Join Ivana as she discusses her role in supporting a grassroots campaign to address high provider prices near Monterey, California.
• Mary Applegate & Emily VanBuren, Ohio Medicaid: Gain invaluable insights from Dr. Mary Applegate and Emily VanBuren as they explore the transition of an episodes of care/bundled payment program to alternative payment model spend targets by HCP-LAN category.