It was late 2019. CPR was approaching its tenth year of leading the payment reform movement and wanted to take stock of its progress. We stimulated an alternative payment model (APM) “arms race” by tracking progress.
Ryan Olmstead, MPH
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With 20 years of experience in healthcare benefits, I have provided strategic guidance to employers, ranging from hands-on health and welfare benefits consulting to mission-oriented marketplace education and advocacy. At Catalyst for Payment Reform, I strategized and delivered membership programming to 30+ of the country’s most innovative purchasers, published 80+ pieces of thought leadership to educate employers and the broader marketplace on value-based purchasing strategies, managed a large funder grant and was instrumental in its $2.5M renewal, and generated $300K-$400K annual recurring revenue from memberships and other products and services. At Mercer, I facilitated complex healthcare procurements and consulting engagements for Fortune 500 employers representing up to $600M+ in annual benefits spend.
I bring expertise in several areas, including strategic account management/customer success, consultant relations, business development/revenue growth, benefits/healthcare innovation, and grant administration. My commitment to advancing healthcare purchasing innovation is evident in my published works and leadership roles across diverse teams. This site links to my writings, podcast interviews, original research, tools, and events I’ve hosted over the last several years.
- blog (16)
- case study (5)
- podcast (14)
- publications (8)
- research (5)
- tools (12)
- webinars (17)
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CPR evaluated seven vendors and interviewed experts to uncover how and why these vendors can reshape healthcare.
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This toolkit contains evaluation questions and detailed specifications for evaluating Market-Shaping Enterprises.
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We hope you’ll join CPR and a star-studded roster of thought-leaders, employers, vendors and consultants, as we explore the ways that health care purchasers can take back their market power and forge their own pathway toward superior quality, affordability, and care experience.
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Ghost (a noun) has taken a back seat to ghosting, the verb form. And unfortunately, the practice exists in commercial health care.
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If you go to any job search site and look at open positions for a Director of Benefits, you’ll likely see common themes. One job requirement that you won’t find…
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This session orients you to CPR’s TPA and Vendor Self-Assessment and RFI Questionnaire for Enhancing Data Stewardship and provides a timeline to conduct the assessment, then memorialize the TPA’s and Vendor’s commitments using CPR’s Model Contract Language.
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The U.S. Department of Labor released its latest monthly report on inflation. The CPI jumped by 7.5% over the past 12 months, its highest annual increase in 40 years. This news prompts questions from purchasers about how inflation will impact their future health care spend.
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In this recording, you’ll hear from purchasers about how they use data. Then, CPR and benefits consultants unpack the obstacles purchasers face in data ownership, access, and use. Finally, you’ll hear policy experts describe the benefits and limitations of the price transparency rules.
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