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The Purchaser Business Group on Health (PBGH) - Creating the health care system employers are proud to offer employees and their families.
San Francisco
Joined November 2010
rising health care costs, some of the challenges of controlling costs, whether there are signs of hope, and who should be involved in the problem-solving process. Read the full article:
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Puget Sound Business Journal President and Publisher Don Baker recently tackled the issue of health care affordability with a panel of experts.
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advisor for PBGH; Emily Brice, co-executive director of Northwest Health Law Advocates; Michael Cole, president of Regence BlueShield; and Katie Martin, president and CEO of the Health Care Cost Institute. There’s thoughtful commentary on how to control.
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Health care affordability is a top issue across the country, and a priority initiative for PBGH. Make sure to read this piece by Don Baker on “There’s hope for healing the high cost of health care” in the Puget Sound Business Journal for insights from Pam MacEwan, policy.
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PBGH members can apply here: Congratulations to the last year’s recipients, Amazon, Cisco, CSAA Insurance Group, and NextEra Energy. Read the full report:
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in the following categories:.•#AdvancedPrimaryCare Innovator.•#HealthCareAffordability & Accountability Innovator.•#MaternalHealth & Birth Equity Innovator.•Inclusive Health & Well-being Innovator.Applications are due by 5:00 p.m. PT on Friday, August 15.
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Applications for the 2025 PBGH Moonshot Awards are now open! Through this annual award process, PBGH is pleased to recognize innovative #employers and #publicpurchasers that are reimagining the status quo to achieve their #healthcare and #benefits moonshots.
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Contact Logan Waterman (lwaterman@pbgh.org) with questions regarding PBGH’s inclusive health initiative. PBGH is grateful for the sponsorship funding support of @genentech in making the attributes, purchasing principles and issue brief possible.
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and their families to receive in all health care settings and interactions with health care providers and care professionals, regardless of personal characteristics or geography. Download the resources now:.
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Employers and public purchasers have made it a priority to ensure that the care they purchase on behalf of employees and their families is inclusive and
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Now Available: PBGH’s suite of Inclusive Health resources including Attributes, Purchasing Principles, Issue Brief, Vendor Assessment and Member-Only Scoring Grid. These tools can be used to communicate with and assess partners on the care purchasers expect employees.
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Watch some highlights from this year’s event: To learn more about PBGH membership, visit . #healthcareaffordability #pricetransparency #advancedprimarycare #qualitycare #purchasers.
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We had such an amazing time at #PBGH25Retreat! Lots of learning and sharing amongst benefit leaders who are passionate about innovating in their work to improve health care for employees, families and communities.
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#Policy solutions are available to these problems that would lower health care costs and increase #transparency for both purchasers and consumers. Read the full report:
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This includes: .· Inappropriately high or applied facility fees.· Upcoding of clinician bills.· Phantom billing practices.· Predatory medical debt collection practices.
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The @AFFHPCoalition, of which PBGH is a proud member, today released a brand new report on Unfair Billing practices in health care. The report details fundamentally anti-competitive practices that health systems are allowed to engage in from unchecked consolidation.
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Want to learn more about how you can sponsor an upcoming PBGH event? Check out the PBGH 2025 Sponsor Prospectus:
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PBGH seeks partnerships with innovative organizations to make health care more affordable and equitable for employees and their families.
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It's a wrap on Day 1 of #PBGH25Retreat! Attendees - make sure and join us for the Networking Reception and Dinner tonight. Special thanks to our event sponsors: PLATINUM - @IncludedHealth; SILVER - @Color and @aboutKP; and BRONZE - @Centivo_Health.
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#PBGH25Retreat is the place to be to embrace the change #employers and #PublicPurchasers are driving in #healthcare! . Cassandra Worthy, Change Enthusiasm® Global, is inspiring our attendees to choose how they lead and build resilience.
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We've had great working sessions, a well-being break led by a professional Movement Therapist, & special message from PBGH Medical Director Arnold Milstein, MD. Now we're ready to get inspired to embrace change with Cassandra Worthy, Change Enthusiasm® Global! #PBGH25Retreat
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It's time to take a peek at the Future of Health Benefits - followed by the highly anticipated panel session, "A Master Class in Effective Health Care #Purchasing" at #PBGH25Retreat
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