PBGH in the News

NPR's Planet Money Indicator podcast features David Lansky who discusses cost savings associated with licensed midwives.

PBGH's waste-free formulary work is covered by Managed Care magazine  prior to the release of the project's report.  Member Value Senior Director, Lauren Vela, explains why self-insured employers must say no to wasteful drugs in this article from July 31, 2018.

Walmart and PBGH are featured in this article about Centers of Excellence. PBGH’s ECEN program continues to make headlines and the launch of our oncology solution is stirring things up.  Contact This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it for more information.

Read PBGH CEO David Lansky's testimony to the Senate Health, Education, Labor & Pensions (HELP) Committee on Tuesday, July 17. The subject of the hearing was “Reducing Health Care Costs: Eliminating Excess Health Care Spending and Improving Quality and Value for Patients”.

Pacific Business Group on Health and Health Care Transformation Task Force launched a contracting tool to help health care organizations manage High-Need High-Cost Populations.

PBGH's Bill Kramer comments on Montana's price-setting efforts in this article from Kaiser Health News.

Watch video from last month's event where PBGH, AEI and the USC-Brookings Schaeffer Initiative for Health Policy came together with leading purchasers providers and policy experts to discuss what it will take to fix U.S. healthcare. 

Read this article on PBGH's ECEN program's expansion to include cancer care. 

Watch the replay of this exciting virtual event featuring Neel Shah, MD from Ariadne Labs and Ginger Breedlove, CNM, PhD from Grow Midwives,

David Lansky commented on the success of employers’ direct partnerships with providers. PBGH Members Walmart and Boeing are also mentioned for their efforts with Centers of Excellence and ACO programs.