PBGH in the News

PBGH's ECEN program is featured in CaliforniaHealthline

Read the article Why One California County Went Surgery Shopping here.

Congress, keep hands off employer sponsored plans in healthcare fights

The DRIVE Health Initiative is discussed in this new opinion piece in The Hill. Read the article here.

PBGH urges CMS to strengthen the QPP’s second transition year policies

PBGH signed on to C-P Alliance’s comment letter, urging CMS to close the gap between the MIPS and Advanced APM tracks in MIPS

PBGH urges CMS to maintain high bar for performance measurement in its hospital accountability programs

PBGH, along with 19 other consumer and purchaser organizations, signed on to C-P Alliance's comment letter, urging CMS to adopt only high-value measures - that is, those that are meaningful, important, and actionable - in its hospital accountability programs including the Hospital Inpatient Quality Reporting Program (IQR), the Hospital Value-Based Purchasing Program (HVBP), the Hospital-Acquired Condition Reduction Program (HACR), the Hospital Readmissions Reduction Program (HRRP), and the PPS-Exempt Cancer Hospital Quality Reporting Program (PCHQR). We caution CMS against making any changes to these programs to reduce burden without considering the trade-offs in availability of information.

Why GE, Boeing, Lowe’s, and Walmart Are Directly Buying Health Care for Employees

PBGH's Olivia Ross co-authored an article in the Harvard Business Review about large employers that directly purchase bundled care for their employees through selected providers. Read more

Even For Large Employers, The Future Of Delivery System Reform And Publicly Financed Coverage Matters

Bill Kramer and David Lansky co-authored a piece featured in the Health Affairs Blog exploring two major issues that are relevant to America’s large employers – value-based payment and delivery reform, and publicly financed coverage. As Congress and the new Administration consider reforming our healthcare system, policymakers should take into account the unique perspective and insight on these issues offered by large employers. Read more

Group Angles for More Value-Based Payment Efforts

Bill Kramer was quoted in Medpage Today about the need to pay physicians based on their quality of care and outcomes. "To fix these problems, we need major delivery system improvements ... right now is one of those moments when we can influence the future." Read more

With Obamacare in Limbo, the Transition Toward Value-Based Care Faces Big Challenges

David Lansky explores the big challenges facing value-based care innovation in the new Trump administration in his recent publication for the Center for Health Journalism blog. Read more

Despite Looming ACA Repeal, Key Aspects of Value Charge Ahead

David Lansky was interviewed for Health Data Management about the prospect of repealing and replacing the ACA and the implications on value-based care initiatives. “The jury is out on whether the new administration’s interest in a consumer-oriented, less regulated model will undermine the drive toward value-based purchasing.” Read more

Practice Transformation Networks: Health Care Impact in California

April Watson co-authors article in the CHIA Journal, publication of the California Health Information Association, about the work of one Practice Transformation Network and how it plans to impact care quality in California. Read more