PBGH in the News
Leapfrog Group Never Events Report
A Never Event is a medical error that should never happen, but they still do. The Leapfrog Group asks hospitals to take […]
PBGH Pushes for Lower Health Care Costs
Elizabeth Mitchell sent a letter to the Senate HELP Committee on Tuesday, following her influential testimony at the Committee’s hearing on June 18. She […]
Elizabeth Mitchell testified before 6/18 Senate HELP Committee
Read and listen to PBGH President and CEO Elizabeth Mitchell’s testimony before the U.S. Senate HELP Committee on June 18th and hear […]
Senators Agree Surprise Medical Bills Must Go. But How?
PBGH President & CEO Elizabeth Mitchell is quoted in this Kaiser Health News article on surprise medical billing.
Industry still determining what services are worth doing
Lauren Vela is quoted in Modern Healthcare about low-value care. Please thank your Cigna (and now Aetna) plans for taking a stand against […]
Policy Options to Help Employers Improve PBM Contracting Efficiency
PBGH’s partners on the waste free formulary part II project (Johns Hopkins University) penned this excellent article about PBM contracting. The Lower […]
Mental Health is Bigger than Mental Health, PBGH & IBI Regional Forum
The Pacific Business Group on Health and The Integrated Benefits Institute held a daylong symposium on high-value innovations by large […]
Energy and Commerce Committee‘s Draft Legislation Will Provide Critical Protection for Consumers from Surprise Medical Bills
Members of PBGH join other employers and healthcare purchasers to stop the unfair and harmful surprise billing that takes place […]
Study: Employers Pay 240% More than Medicare for Hospital Care
In this new Forbes article PBGH’s CEO, Elizabeth Mitchell, comments on a newly released study illustrating wide variance between Medicare rates and what self-insured […]
Walmart, Other Employers Get Choosier About Workers’ Doctors
PBGH Members Walmart, Lowe’s and McKesson are featured in this Wall Street Journal article which highlights the success of PBGH’s Employer’s Centers of […]
