CPR worked for two years to uncover challenges and opportunities in the mental health marketplace. Here is what we found.
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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Over half of us will experience symptoms of a mental health condition in our lifetime. And yet, our current system is not set up to effectively treat or manage mental health issues. Employers seeking to keep their workforce happy and healthy demand more!
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This How-to Guide provides background and education on the genetic testing landscape and the implications for their health care purchasing strategies and tools to evaluate their health plan and third-party genetics vendors.
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In August 2018, we hosted an educational webinar series for employers and others. During this series, we shared what we learned in the Collaborative and invited health plans and other vendors to present to us.
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Early findings from the Vitals for Change Scorecard, a guide for employers from Mercer and Catalyst for Payment Reform.
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Learn about the consumer-directed health plan (CDHP) benefit design that FedEx Corporation designed and implemented to address rising health care costs.
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Can health care take a page from SpotHero’s playbook? The app allows you to reserve a parking spot in advance at a pre-negotiated rate, whether in the parking lot of a local business or a parking garage.
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This virtual summit helps employers and other stakeholders learn from leading health care experts on some of the innovative practices they implemented to address the stigma of mental health while improving the cost and quality of mental health care services.
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Why is America’s most common health care challenge the one we are least likely to talk openly about? Ryan Olmstead discusses mental health challenges with Mary Kay O’Neill, MD, MBA, senior clinical consultant with Mercer.
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Learn from Washington State Health Care Authority and its partners about the Accountable Care Program it designed and implemented for its public employee and retiree population.
Ryan Olmstead, MPH 