This toolkit helps purchasers evaluate their TPA and vendors’ policies toward data ownership, access, and use. The toolkit includes RFI templates as well as model contract language that purchasers can add as an addendum to their contracts.
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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Purchaser examples for 2025.
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It’s almost that time of year – a warm pumpkin spice latte (PSL) is the drink of choice, beautiful fall foliage will soon appear, and lawn décor will signal Halloween’s approach. But a nice PSL is far from the only thing on the mind of most benefits managers in September.
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CPR brought purchasers together to increase member engagement in high-value programs. We focused on digital health products and used the experience to distill best practices on how to maximize uptake of a point solution.
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Looking ahead, what are the purchaser priorities for 2022 and beyond? And, how can purchasers – and their brokers and consultants – align with one another to bring continued improvements to life?
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Learn more about the March 2021 study, “An Employer-Provider Direct Payment Program Is Associated With Lower Episode Costs” and how it’s informing the world of employer-sponsored health care purchasing.
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UHH’s health promoter program has been a pivotal resource during the pandemic – providing disease prevention and management education, support for changes in health coverage, and care coordination, i.e., meal deliveries for those needing to self-isolate.
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Find out why Metro Nashville Public Schools entered into a direct contract with Vanderbilt University Medical Center. Through the innovative maternity care program, MNPS pays a bundled price for high-quality care with zero out-of-pocket costs for its plan participants.
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If I’d only stuffed a dollar in a jar every time I heard of a new digital health vendor selling direct to employers. Digital health has exploded over the last decade, injecting competition into a failing health care marketplace and promising a better member experience.
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Read how General Motors Company (GM), established a direct contract with Henry Ford Health System (Henry Ford) to create ConnectedCare – a specialized insurance product for salaried employees.
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