Because CPR typically works with employers seeking to improve the value of the health care they buy for an employee population, we tend to focus on cost drivers impacting the
Listen, as Suzanne dials back up Dr. Neel Shah, Obstetrician and Professor of Obstetrics at Harvard Medical School, to discuss why physicians need access to the cost of their patients’
According to British historian Alison Plowden, “the laws of genetics apply even if you refuse to learn them.” This truism, along with much of the momentum in this area, draws
Listen in as Suzanne learns from Mollyann Brodie, Senior Vice President for Executive Operations at the Kaiser Family Foundation, about the public’s thoughts and concerns about the opioid epidemic as well
Health care consumers today are not the same as they were five years ago. They are becoming savvier shoppers for care – paying increasing attention to prices and quality. The
Do you want to give your employees access to the best quality care? Do you want to find ways to reduce your organization’s health care spending? Did you answer “Yes”
In the olden days, doctors would make house calls – carrying their small black bags and visiting patients in the comfort of their own homes. Today, the traditional house call
Last week, CPR explored the impact that health care prices have on health care costs—particularly in markets with less competition among hospitals and health systems. This week, we will explore
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.
Providers, health plans, purchasers, and consumers alike may be doing their part to push the health care system to deliver better quality at a lower cost, including trying new benefit
Take this special opportunity to listen to Suzanne talk to her father Tom Delbanco, MD, Professor at Harvard Medical School and co-founder of OpenNotes. He discusses his efforts break down
On April 25, 2017, there was a story on NBC’s Nightly News about a mother whose child had a fever and was coughing. The mother took her child to what
