"Reference pricing can help raise awareness among patients about price differences across service providers, and exert competitive pressure on high-cost providers to bring down their prices. But questions remain about this benefit design and the problems it aims to solve." [Briefing held November 18; speakers include: Andréa Caballero, program director at Catalyst for Payment Reform; Theresa Monti, vice president at Total Rewards at Kroger; David Cowling, chief of the Center for Innovation at CalPERS; and Michael Belman, medical director at California WellPoint. Available are: full video of briefing, text of speaker presentations, additional source materials, and offsite reference materials.]  MORE >>