ICYMI: Read the Bloomberg Law article, “Employers Mourn Loss of Drug Data Transparency in Stopgap Bill” by Lauren Clason. Hear from PBGH CEO Elizabeth Mitchell and others for commentary about the bill, potential impact on #employers and #PBMs. https://lnkd.in/eTCZJUHe
Purchaser Business Group on Health (PBGH)
Non-profit Organization Management
Oakland, California 4,835 followers
Creating the health care system employers are proud to offer their employees.
About us
For 35 years, the Purchaser Business Group on Health (PBGH) has helped the country's largest and most progressive employers/purchasers improve the quality of health care they offer and moderate health care cost increases. PBGH serves as a voice for large employers and purchasers, leveraging the clout of its member companies that collectively spend over $350 billion annually on health care services and provide coverage to 21 million Americans and their dependents.
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http://www.pbgh.org
External link for Purchaser Business Group on Health (PBGH)
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- Non-profit Organization Management
- Company size
- 11-50 employees
- Headquarters
- Oakland, California
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- Nonprofit
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- health care
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1611 Telegraph Avenue
Suite 210
Oakland, California 94612, US
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Kickoff 2025 with behavioral health integration! Join CQC for our January 8 webinar as we highlight approaches to successfully spread behavioral health integration across practice sites and sustain quality, access and financial goals. Register for 'Behavioral Health Integration Spread and Sustain' today: https://bit.ly/4g4DYqV
1/8 Webinar: Behavioral Health Integration Spread and Sustain
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Purchaser Business Group on Health (PBGH) reposted this
The failings of the US health care system are widely known. We’ve talked about them for decades. Unfortunately awareness has not led to change and admiring the problem is its own pastime. But it doesn’t help the people paying for and receiving care. In my early career I had a boss who wouldn’t let anyone identify a problem without bringing at least one solution. Applying our best thinking to the hardest problems was what we were hired for. It was our job. Given the vast amount of money spent, the innumerable problems, and the legions of smart people involved I think that is a fair expectation of everyone in the industry- because the status quo is not an option. What I’m most excited about heading in to 2025 is the good company we are in not just identifying solutions but implementing them. At Purchaser Business Group on Health (PBGH) we do what people say can’t be done all the time - from multipayer alignment, patient outcomes measurement, new standards for maternal health and birth equity, and policy change. But this year we implemented something with our members that everyone said we couldn’t possibly pull off. We launched a directly contracted network for Advanaced Primary Care and top quality specialty care that is now live for over 70k people - and early results are great. Purchasers aligned on standards, created new payment models and methods, forged new partnerships and created access to great primary care with no cost sharing. It took 2+ years of work but rather than lamenting system failings we changed them. And if we can do this anyone can. What made this possible was incredible leadership from employer innovators like Linda Brady, and Rob Paczkowski, CEBS and others, provider leaders like Nate Murray and Kevin Wang, M.D. and deeply dedicated staff like Raymond Tsai, MD MS and countless others. It also required us to co-found an implementation partner where none existed and I’m thrilled that Dane Guarino and his team will be growing to help us scale in more markets this year. There has been a lot of noise about the role employers should play to fix health care. In my opinion it shouldn’t be the customers’ job to fix it but I’m glad they are not waiting. Last month over 25 jumbo purchasers joined us to chart a course to scale employer led innovation through direct contracting. The demand and readiness is real. This is just one innovation where many are needed but it’s one solution that is improving health outcomes and affordability. And many of our members are innovating for better care at lower cost -proving it can be done. Massive change is needed to reorient the system to serve patients. It will require change from all involved- employers included. But I am optimistic that collectively the innovators can start proving what’s possible and inspire others to join. And our pending partnerships are further proof we are on the right path. This is all wildly ambitious- but it’s worth the effort. And it’s our job. Here’s to 2025!
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Thank you to the 20+ expert speakers who participated in our keynote presentations and four panel discussions at last week’s PBGH Annual Summit. These speakers tackled controversial topics, offering provocative viewpoints and inspiring an open dialogue amongst some of the most influential public and private purchasers in the U.S. Our shared goals: advancing #quality, driving #affordability and fostering #equity in health care. Here’s a highlight reel from the event: https://lnkd.in/ebYWAtby
2024 PBGH Annual Summit Highlights
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Last week, more than 100 top U.S. employer, public purchaser and business leaders converged in Austin, Texas, for PBGH's Annual Summit. The event focused on ambitious goals centered on advancing quality, driving affordability and fostering equity in health care. Here are some key takeaways from the event: 1. The status quo is not an option. Keynoter Zack Cooper set the tone for the Annual Summit with his presentation, “Who Pays for Rising ESI Premiums?” In short, the impact lands squarely on workers earning $20,000 - $100,000, with individuals earning $70,000 being hit the hardest. What’s more, the short run mortality rate doubles after job loss. The Keynote Reaction Panel composed of Barak Richman; Sally Welborn; Anthony Wright; and Elizabeth Mitchell joined in on the discussion. Among the topics: employers’ fiduciary obligation; examples of innovation and successes; alignment with PBGH’s strategic initiatives; and the importance of policy and effective procurement. 2. We are at a make or break moment with the health care affordability crisis. We are not getting the return on investment on our health care spending and must take action. We know what we need to do to lead change. PBGH has made great progress on strategic initiatives - advanced primary care, maternal health, health equity and mental health and wellbeing - as well as driving affordability, access and quality through PBGH Advisory Services for fiduciary success. PBGH members are leading the way as innovators and stewards, sharing their strategies and hard learned lessons to benefit other members. We heard some amazing success stories from Michael Costello; Abbie Yant; Amy L.; and Jonathan Liu, MD, FACP, MD, with Randa Deaton, moderating the exciting discussion. 3. The transparency enabled by access to new data sets will enable employers to be better fiduciaries. Our expert panel discussed strategies for breaking through the façade of transparency to access more reliable data and benchmarks to empower fiduciary success: Won Andersen; Heather Britton; Mike Gaal; Celeste Parker; and Melissa Real, CCP, PHR. 4. It is a widely held MYTH that employers control health care costs and quality, but through collective action, WE CAN! When jumbo employers come together in a market, they have power to lead change. Policy is an important lever. In a compelling closing panel, The New Political Landscape and What it Means for Health Policy, PBGH’s Elizabeth Mitchell was joined by Shawn Gremminger; Heather Meade; Don Moulds; and Rob Paczkowski, CEBS for an engaging discussion on the moment we are in and the importance of PBGH’s policy work; the urgency to act; and the importance of jumbo employers’ voice. Policymakers need to hear about the work they are doing to provide health care to the majority of Americans in the U.S. The energy was palpable. Thank you to all our speakers, attendees and sponsors for their engagement and support of this riveting annual event!
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Now Available: Maternal Health and Birth Equity Lay Conference Summary The PBGH #Maternal Health and #BirthEquity Lay Conference Summary is now available. The event brought together #employers, #PublicPurchasers, #providers, plans, #patients, and #GovernmentAgencies to discuss strategies to address maternal morbidity and mortality, eliminate disparities and improve birth outcomes. We heard from patients who shared their personal stories that underscore the maternal health crisis and dire need for change; learned about federal programs, progress with promising practices, maternal health policy, opportunities for advancing patient centered clinical effectiveness research (CER) and innovative employer strategies; and engaged in multi-stakeholder conversations about how we can drive improvements together. The event was partially funded through a Patient-Centered Outcomes Research Institute (PCORI) Engagement Award Initiative (#EASCS-34693). Read the Maternal Health and Birth Equity Lay Conference Summary here: https://bit.ly/3Bob6uD
Maternal Health and Birth Equity Lay Conference Summary
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Purchaser Business Group on Health (PBGH) reposted this
What an awesome Purchaser Business Group on Health (PBGH) Annual Summit in Austin, Texas. We learned from Zack Cooper that increasing health care costs drive lower employment, taxes, wages, and health. We talked about the viability of Employer-Sponsored Insurance and what it takes to solve the affordability crisis. It takes abandoning the status quo and misaligned partners. It takes boldly going in new directions - new policies, collective action, direct contracting, and aggressive contracting. It takes running benefits - the second largest business spend - like a business. It takes a new infrastructure, decision-making authority, skills, capabilities, and courageous leadership. We heard from businesses and public purchasers that they can and are doing this. The question is can it be scaled - the short answer is yes! The why is that the American worker deserves better! Shout out to some of my favorite changemakers pictured below plus key PBGH’rs. Jonathan Liu, MD, FACP Logan Waterman, MPH Darren Fogarty Mary Powell Yasmin Vann Won Andersen Elizabeth Mitchell Raymond Tsai, MD MS Lauren Remspecher, MPH, CHES
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Purchaser Business Group on Health (PBGH) reposted this
We did it! We’re live in Seattle-Puget Sound area to bring advanced primary care on behalf of employers, such as The Boeing Company and eBay, so their employees can have better access to primary care and these companies can also invest more into primary care as a way to improve health outcomes, patient experience, and cost. Primary care is the one part of health care that you can invest more into to get better outcomes and lower cost. Seems like a good fiduciary strategy to me! “PBGH identifies top providers who meet quality standards based off of clinical best practices, purchaser expectations of patient experience, and administrative transparency to achieve the PBGH Care Excellence designation,” said Raymond Tsai, M.D., MS, a Family Medicine physician serving as PBGH’s Vice President of Advanced Primary Care.
PBGH Launches its Advanced Primary Care-Driven Health Care Network in Puget Sound, Washington - https://lnkd.in/eMTe_uh2 Your go-to for local business news! Follow citybiz Elizabeth Mitchell, Raymond Tsai, MD MS, Dane Guarino, Rob Paczkowski, CEBS, Purchaser Business Group on Health (PBGH), EmsanaCare #nonprofit #healthcare #healthcaresystem #healthcareservices
PBGH Launches its Advanced Primary Care-Driven Health Care Network in Puget Sound, Washington
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We are thrilled with the excitement and anticipation for the PBGH #DirectContracting Forum, which begins shortly! The event reached capacity soon after it launched. Self-insured employers that engage in direct contracting are trailblazers, leading the way to affordable, high-quality health care. This industry-first event brings together some of the nation’s most influential private employers and public purchasers to share and discuss needs, interests and best practices for direct contracting with providers. PBGH and its members are leading the way to high quality, affordable health care. Don’t miss out on opportunities like this. Learn more about the value of PBGH membership (https://lnkd.in/gtUH_tXX) and contact Randa Deaton to join!
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Congratulations to Amazon on receiving the 2024 PBGH Moonshot Award for Well-being & Health Equity! Amazon implemented a comprehensive approach to advancing health inclusivity and addressing employees’ health-related social needs across several benefits strategies. The Amazon Benefits team has a mission to create opportunities for employees, families, and communities to optimize their #health and well-being – including addressing health-related social needs. Read more about the initiative: https://lnkd.in/efsD6uJ6
2024 PBGH Moonshot Awards Summary Report
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