Greater Philadelphia Business Coalition on Health | Strategic Alliance Partnership
Established in 2012, the Greater Philadelphia Business Coalition on Health (GPBCH) is a membership organization open to any employer that is corporately based or that has a significantly employed population in our service area. The Coalition’s service area includes the Philadelphia five-county region (Philadelphia, Bucks, Montgomery, Chester, and Delaware Counties), the State of Delaware, and Southern New Jersey (Camden, Burlington, Gloucester, Salem, Cumberland, Atlantic and Cape May Counties). GPBCH also offers affiliate memberships to organizations that do not participate as employers but have an interest in supporting GPBCH’s mission.
Our mission is to increase the value of health benefit spending for the region’s employers. We do this by improving workforce and community health, increasing healthcare quality and safety, and reducing healthcare costs. The Coalition represents employer interests in working with health plans, healthcare providers, benefits consultants, suppliers and other system stakeholders to address population health priorities and to ensure that when healthcare is needed it is accessible, affordable, equitable, high-quality, and safe. For more information, please visit our website: https://www.gpbch.org/.
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Jill Hutt Outlines the GPBCH's Work With the National Diabetes Prevention Program
February 23rd 2022Jill Hutt, vice president of member services at the Greater Philadelphia Business Coalition on Health (GPBCH), describes how the organization first became involved with the National Diabetes Prevention Program.
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How Can Employers Leverage the DPP to Improve Diabetes Rates?
February 15th 2022On this episode of Managed Care Cast, Jill Hutt, vice president of member services at the Greater Philadelphia Business Coalition on Health, explains the Coalition’s efforts to reduce diabetes rates through the Diabetes Prevention Program (DPP).
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GPBCH Speakers Support Potential Benefit Design for Obesity
January 25th 2022Speakers at the Greater Philadelphia Business Coalition on Health (GPBCH) discussed data on lifestyles, economic trends, and presented real-life examples of obesity treatment, as well as a benefit design for obesity.
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Part 2: Cheryl Larson on Balancing Employer Needs, Controlling Cancer Costs, and Future Goals
April 19th 2020In the second part of a 2-part preview interview in advance of this year’s virtual 2020 Community Oncology Conference, The American Journal of Managed Care® speaks with Cheryl Larson, president and chief executive officer of the Midwest Business Group on Health, about how she is helping employer organizations navigate their pharmacy benefits managers and manage employee expectations.
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Part 1: Cheryl Larson on Balancing Employer Needs, Controlling Cancer Costs, and Future Goals
April 18th 2020In the first part of a 2-part preview interview in advance of this year’s virtual 2020 Community Oncology Conference, The American Journal of Managed Care® speaks with Cheryl Larson, president and chief executive officer of the Midwest Business Group on Health, about how she is helping employer organizations navigate their pharmacy benefits managers and manage employee expectations.
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GPBCH Issues Action Brief on Obesity Drug Coverage
April 3rd 2019The Greater Philadephia Business Coalition on Health (GPBCH) issued a member action brief on "Covering Prescription Weight Loss Therapies to Address Obesity," which reviews the available evidence on effectiveness and safety (including side effects) of the new generation of obesity drugs and recommends that employers consider covering these drugs in concert with lifestyle change programs.
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The Greater Philadelphia Business Coalition on Health (GPBCH) seeks to increase the value of health benefit spending for its employer members by improving workforce and community health, increasing healthcare quality and safety, and reducing health care costs. Here is a summary of GPBCH's activities in 2018.
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The GPBCH 2019 Health Benefits Innovation Awards
March 7th 2019The Greater Philadelphia Business Coalition on Health (GPBCH) is seeking applications for the 2019 Health Benefits Innovation Awards, which seek to recognize members who have implemented innovative health and well-being management programs or benefit design changes.
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