PBGH in the News

PBGH is leading the charge to promote and expand the use of nurse midwives in hospitals and physician practices. Midwives are attractive to women who want less intervention, respectful care, and more choice, and they can help reduce unnecessary C-sections and OBGYN burnout.

Read the article on NBC News here.

 

PBGH and Trucker Huss, together, bring “transparent thinking” on PBM management. Don’t miss this group discussion with Mary Powell (Trucker Huss) and Lauren Vela (PBGH) on the following topics:

• How to understand and improve a PBM Contract
• The state of government regulation of the PBMs
• Point of sale rebates and copay accumulators: benefit designs with systematic impact
• Effective ways to decrease costs - tactics and case studies
• Policy news - explanation of some of the solutions being considered

Register here to download the slide deck.

Bill Kramer, PBGH Executive Director for Health Policy, was interviewed in this Bloomberg article about new efforts to drive down pharmaceutical costs in California.

Feedback from over 40,000 patients was used to create patient experience ratings across California. Find the free results here and read the story here.

Are there quantifiable benefits to employers when coverage is expanded through Medicaid and other subsidies for low-income individuals? PBGH looks at the evidence.

Cutting out the middlemen, Walmart, General Motors and other companies are experimenting with new models for health coverage.  Read the Marketwatch story.

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”.