PBGH Announcements
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Lisa Zamosky
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PBGH statement on President Biden’s Executive Order on Promoting Competition in the American Economy
We are exceptionally pleased by the messages in President Biden’s Executive Order on Promoting Competition in the American Economy.
National and Regional Employer Groups Partner in Colorado to Jointly Contract with High-Quality Health Care Providers, Centers of Excellence
PBGH and TCPA will contract directly with centers of excellence for select procedures; physician practices and physician-governed organizations will also be engaged to manage chronic disease, a primary driver of health care costs for employers, more effectively.
PBGH Thanks President Biden for Leadership on Drug Costs
President Biden reaffirm his commitment to support legislation to meaningfully bring down the price of prescription drugs in the United States in his speech to a Joint Session of Congress on April 28.
Vast Majority of Large Employers Surveyed Say Broader Government Role Will Be Necessary to Control Health Costs and Provide Coverage
Most business leaders favor increased anti-trust enforcement, prohibitions on anti-competitive practices, capping drug and hospital prices in non-competitive markets; a public option and lower medicare eligibility age seen as viable options.
EmployersRx for Greater Transparency, Competition and Value in Drug Pricing
The EmployersRx agenda aligns with the Biden administration’s objectives of reducing care costs and strengthening access while addressing the widespread health system vulnerabilities exposed by the pandemic.
Consumers First Calls on President Biden to Address Health Care Failures
Consumers First’s 2021 administrative agenda calls on President Biden to address health care’s inefficiencies, inequities and market failures.
PBGH’s Emma Hoo Appointed by GAO to New Advisory Committee
Comptroller General of the United States and head of the U.S. Government Accountability Office (GAO), today announced the appointment of six members, including PBGH’s Emma Hoo, to the newly created State All Payer Claims Databases Advisory Committee (SAPCDAC).
PBGH Launches Primary Care Collaborative to Improve Chronic Disease Care in a Virtual Setting
Participating organizations serve over 750,000 patients across California’s Central Valley and Inland Empire, where patients with diabetes and asthma have poorer clinical outcomes compared to the rest of the state.
PBGH CEO Testifies to Energy & Commerce Health Subcommittee on Telehealth
PBGH CEO, Elizabeth Mitchell, testifies on telehealth and its rapid adoption during the pandemic to the House Committee on Energy & Commerce, Subcommittee on Health.
PBGH Supports Xavier Becerra’s Nomination for HHS Secretary
PBGH offers its strong support for the nomination of Xavier Becerra for Secretary of the Department of Health and Human Services.