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Purchasing High Performance Newsletter

Purchasing High Performance is a bulletin for employers and others interested in promoting value in health care. It is produced in partnership with the Commonwealth Fund, and a majority of NBCH member coalitions participate in its distribution via a tri-branded eNewsletter. For more information, please contact Colleen Bruce. 

 

September 2012 Edition 

• Q&A About the Future of the Affordable Care Act with NBCH President Andrew Webber and Commonwealth Fund President Karen Davis
• As CareFirst Tweaks the Medical Home, Doctors Flock and Costs Dip
• "Choosing Wisely" Campaign Takes Aim at Overuse
• Smart Phones and Social Media vs. Bad Peanut Butter
• Do You Speak CFO?
• Is There a Place in the Market for Private Exchanges?

April 2012 Edition

• Supreme Court Poised to Rule on Health Reform, but Change Is Here to Stay
• Midsize Employers in Kansas City Think and Act Big on Benefits; Will Others Follow Suit?
• Specialty Drug Costs Poised to Skyrocket but Many Employers Have Yet to Take Note
• Update: Medical Homes Gain Momentum
• Interview: Dr. Arnold Milstein Talks About Accelerating Health Care Delivery Innovation, What Doctors Can Learn From Systems Engineers, and When It's Okay to Declare Victory
• Did You Know?
   

September 2011 Edition

• A Note from CMS Administrator Dr. Donald Berwick on The Partnership for Patients
• Will Employers Drop Health Coverage in 2014? Or Just the Opposite?
• The Scooter Store Saves Big by Focusing on High-Risk Individuals
• Can Smaller Firms Self Fund? Surprise–Many Already Are
• What do HIPAA, ADA, and GINA Say About Wellness Programs and Incentives?
• Did You Know?
• Notable Numbers
  

March 2011 Edition

• As Health Reform Moves Ahead, Employers Face Tough Questions
• Boeing's Nurse Case Managers Cut Per Capita Costs by 20 Percent
• Health Risk Assessments: What You Don't Know Can Cost You
• Lessons from AFSCME on Employee Engagement
• Interview: Elizabeth Mitchell, CEO of the Maine Health Management Coalition, Talks About Her State's Patient-Centered Medical Home Demonstration Project
• Did You Know?
• Notable Numbers

September 2010 Edition

• A Note from Secretary Sebelius to Employers about Health Reform
• Are You Ready for September 23rd? Advice on Covering a New Wave of Dependents and Implementing Other Policy Changes
• Pay for Prevention at Ochsner Health System
• Moving Mountains (of Health Data): An Update on Data Sharing and Why It Matters to Employers
• What Comes in a Bottle but Is Hard to Control?
• Notable Numbers
• Did You Know?

May 2010 Edition

• Health Care Reform: What Does It Mean for Employers?
• Health Exchanges: Choice Without Hassle and the Heart of Reform
• Can You Get Coordinated, Patient-Centered Care from a Team of Vendors?
• Is an On-Site Clinic Right for Your Firm?
• Dena Pflieger, Global Health Promotion Leader, Dow Chemical
• Notable Numbers

November 2009 Edition

• 80 Percent Agreement on Health Care Reform
• What Is the Patient-Centered Medical Home?
• Hitting the Copay Sweet Spot
• Safeway Senior Vice President Ken Shachmut Talks about Holding Health Care Costs Steady, for Four Straight Years, Do-It-Yourself Health Reform, and $8,000 Colonoscopies
• What Does Rockford, Illinois Have to Teach the Country about Health Care?
• Taming the #1 Cause of Disability Claims at Navistar, Inc.
• Need Help Selecting a Wellness Program?

June 2009 Edition

• Can Employers Really Make a Difference in Health Care Costs?
• Doctors vs. Doctors with IT Support—Who's Better?
• What Works in Health Care? What Doesn't?
• It's All About Value...Based Benefit Design
• Health Care Reform Is Not a Spectator Sport
• Peter Lee of PBGH Talks about the Uninsured
• What Happened When GE Paid Employees to Quit Smoking?
• A Coalition Builds a Report Card
• Tax Incentives for Wellness Programs?