Innovate Blog
Purchaser Innovation and Policy Engagement Against a Backdrop of Unaffordability and Fiduciary Risk
Hybrid payments that include capitation offer a promising alternative to traditional fee-for-service models, focusing on quality over quantity to enhance patient outcomes and system efficiency.
PBGH Inclusive Health Vendor Assessment
PBGH’s Inclusive Health Workgroup, launched in fall 2024 and co-chaired by Jonathan Liu, MD, FACP and Taylor Priestley MPH, MSW, […]
PBGH Issues Purchaser Policy Priorities Brief
As the newly-elected 119th Congress readies to tackle a list of legislative priorities, PBGH has identified and built consensus around […]
Increasing Access to Supportive Cancer Care for Workers, Families, and Caregivers
Cancer affects nearly 1 in 2 individuals in their lifetime, with 41% of Americans developing cancer in their lifetime and […]
Strengthening Health Equity through Primary Care Transformation
Strategic investments in primary care, as demonstrated by the California Advanced Primary Care Initiative, enhance health care equity and quality through collaborative efforts among health plans, providers and purchasers.
High Prices Spur Innovation and Policy Engagement from Employers
Rising health care costs are steadily devouring America from within – threatening patient health, triggering personal bankruptcy and, for employers, robbing dollars from critical business investment and employee compensation needs.
A Journey of Resilience and Advocacy in a Complex Health Care Landscape
When David Ford received a life-altering colorectal cancer diagnosis in 2015, he was thrust into the complex world of navigating the health care delivery system which revealed significant disparities especially prevalent in minority communities.
Exploring Capitated Payment for Primary Care in California
Hybrid payments that include capitation offer a promising alternative to traditional fee-for-service models, focusing on quality over quantity to enhance patient outcomes and system efficiency.
Empowering Care: The Role of Alternative Payment Model Design in Advancing Equity
Alternative Payment Models (APMs), incentivizing clinicians to provide high-quality, cost-efficient care beyond traditional fee-for-service payments, hold immense potential to revolutionize health care delivery, expanding access, improving outcomes and addressing health disparities.
From Data to Delivery: Measuring Advanced Primary Care in California
CQC and IHA executed a pilot project in California, bringing together four large health care purchasers — Covered California, California Public Employees’ Retirement System (CalPERS), eBay and San Francisco Health Services System — and 13,055 primary care practices.
