Reports and Links

These reports and links provide valuable resources, including benchmark and trend information, which the employer community can use in making health benefits-related decisions. Additional resources are available for PBGH employer members in the Member Center.

Pittsburgh Business Group on Health (PBGH) - www.pbghpa.com
PBGH In the News
PBGH Email Archive
PBGH 2009 Annual Report (PDF)
PBGH 2008 Annual Report (PDF)
PBGH 2007 Annual Report (PDF)
PBGH Type 2 Diabetes Report for 2009 (PDF)
PBGH Type 2 Diabetes Report for 2008 (PDF)
PBGH Type 2 Diabetes Report for 2006 (PDF)

PBGH Associate Member Resources
Allergan - www.allergan.com
AstraZeneca - www.astrazeneca.com
Best Doctors - www.bestdoctors.com
Boehringer Ingelheim - www.boehringeringelheim.com
   COPD Healthsmart resources, including Population Screener
Buck Consultants - www.buckconsultants.com
Cowden Associates - www.cowdenassociates.com
   Managing benefits in tough economic times - Bill Flanagan, host of WPXI's Our Region's
   Business, interviews Elliott Dinkin, December 7, 2008
   Latest benefits news
CVS Caremark - www.caremark.com
Highmark - www.highmark.com
Merck - www.merck.com
Pfizer - www.pfizer.com
sanofi aventis - www.sanofi-aventis.com
Towers Watson - www.towerswatson.com
UPMC Health Plan - www.upmchealthplan.com


Pennsylvania Health Care Cost Containment Council (PHC4) - www.phc4.org
PHC4 is an independent state agency responsible for addressing the problem of escalating health costs, ensuring the quality of health care, and increasing access for all citizens regardless of their ability to pay.
Chronic Health Conditions in Pennsylvania

Health Care Quality Measurement
HHS/AHRQ Health Care Report Card Compendium - www.talkingquality.gov/compendium
HHS Hospital Compare - www.hospitalcompare.hhs.gov
HealthGrades - www.healthgrades.com
Pennsylvania Health Care Quality Alliance - www.phcqa.org
National Committee for Quality Assurance - www.ncqa.org

Health and Wellness
American Cancer Society's Great American Smokeout - http://www.cancer.org/docroot/subsite/greatamericans/content/Materials.asp
Blueprint for Health - http://blueprint.hhcfoundation.org
Directory of CDC Services and Information (PDF)
Diabetes Ten City Challenge - www.diabetestencitychallenge.com
National Business Group on Health Employer Toolkits - www.businessgrouphealth.org/benefitstopics/toolkits.cfm
Tobacco/Smoking Cessation Resources: Purchaser's Guide to Clinical Preventive Services - www.nbch.org/resources/smoking_cessation.cfm
U.S. Preventive Services Task Force - www.ahrq.gov/clinic/uspstfix.htm
WELCOA Free ROI Calculator - www.wellsteps.com/resources/resources_tools_roi_cal.php
The Wellness Councils of America (WELCOA) - www.welcoa.org

Consumer-Driven Health Care (CDHP)
America's Health Insurance Plans (AHIP) HSA/HDHP Survey, April 2008 (PDF)
Milliman CDHP Study, April 2008 (PDF)

Value-Driven Health Care
HHS Sec. Leavitt’s Four Cornerstones of Value-Driven Health Care - www.dhhs.gov/transparency
Partnership for Value-driven Health Care - www.valuedrivenhealth.org

Additional Resources
Fertility Guide for Employers (PDF)
Integrated Benefits Institute - www.integratedbenefitsinstitute.org
International Society of Certified Employee Benefit Specialists (ISCEBS) - www.iscebs.org
National Business Coalition on Health (NBCH) - www.nbch.org
Pittsburgh Regional Health Initiative - www.prhi.org
Society for Human Resource Management - www.shrm.org



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