Suzanne asks Dr. Kavita Patel, a Nonresident Fellow at the Brookings Institution and a practicing primary care physician, the toughest questions about rising pharmacy prices. What’s behind the increase? Why
For any of us who work in health care – even as benefit managers – one of the questions we dread the most at a neighborhood BBQ or cocktail party is
Listen as Suzanne calls Dr. Neel Shah, Obstetrician and Professor of Obstetrics at Harvard Medical School, to learn about the issues surrounding maternity care in the United States and what opportunities
We all know that the U.S. health care system needs fixing, especially when it comes to cost and access, but many of us still hold on to the notion that
Listen in as Suzanne chats with François de Brantes, Vice President & Director at the Altarum Center for Payment Innovation, about a brand new benefit design called Medical Episode Spending
In the movement to population-based payment, payers are finding ways to hold providers accountable for the cost of their patients’ care. In the past several years, providers have made the
In an ideal market, a higher price correlates to a better quality product. When we shop for lightbulbs, for example, one shopper may choose to invest more in a product
Listen as Suzanne dials up Mark Fendrick, MD, Director of the Center for Value-Based Insurance Design and General Internist at the University of Michigan, to get the scoop on the future of value-based
Here’s a new take on Goldilocks we bet you’ve never heard before. After years of fleeing from angry bears, Goldilocks needed a knee replacement and started shopping around for care.
