Over the last two years, I had the honor of moderating the Berkeley Forum for Improving California’s Healthcare Delivery System for Stephen Shortell, dean of the School of Public Health at Berkeley, who chaired the forum. Steve brought together a fantastic group of health care CEOs and public sector leaders to develop a vision for […]

California could cut $110 billion in healthcare spending over the next decade, saving the average household $800 a year, by quickly moving away from conventional fee-for-service medicine and embracing more coordinated care, a new report says. These findings released Tuesday come from the Berkeley Forum, a new group of healthcare executives, state officials and academics […]

California’s health industry heavyweights, warning that insurance premiums will soon consume a third of people’s incomes, today threw their weight behind a plan to revamp the health care delivery system. A dozen CEOs from health care providers and insurers spent the past year participating in an unprecedented, collaborative effort with public policymakers and health care […]