Posts Tagged ‘ Nayer ’

Leaders in Value Based Insurance Design Applaud Support from Senator Kay Bailey Hutchison

Monday, June 1st, 2009

ST.  LOUIS, Mo. – June 1, 2009 – Citing an op-ed in the Houston Chronicle (5/28) where Sen. Kay Bailey Hutchison (R-TX) wrote, “One of the most promising new concepts in health care delivery is Value Based Insurance Design (VBID),

Employee Benefits Adviser interviews CHVI’s Cyndy Nayer

Wednesday, May 27th, 2009

Cyndy Nayer, president of the Center for Health Value Innovation, talks about value-based health design on this episode of the EBA podcast. Nayer discussed the links between behavioral economics and worker health, and why this matters to companies concerned …

CHVI President Commends Cigna and Merck

Monday, May 25th, 2009

CHVI President Cyndy Nayer is quoted in an article on HartfordBusiness.com, praising an unusual pay-for-performance contract between Cigna and Merck. The deal is this: Cigna gets discounts on Merck diabetes drugs Januvia and Janumet if covered patients take their drugs …

Co-Pay Incentives: Medicare Advantage (Part D) Can Replicate Successes of Commercial Payers

Tuesday, March 31st, 2009

March 2009

Co-pay incentives proven to drive behavior change, reduce costs, and accelerate positive outcomes

Download this report in PDF (printable) form

Authors:

  • Cyndy Nayer, President and CEO, Center for Health Value Innovation
  • Michael L. Taylor MD, FACP, Medical Director

How to Implement Value-Based Designs

Sunday, March 1st, 2009

The March 1 issue of Managed Healthcare Executive features an article by Cyndy Nayer, CHVI president. Among her recommendations:

  • Quantify the current risk to their organization in order to deploy focused incentives for behavior change and measure results;
  • Measure emerging