Minnesota

Regional Roll-Out (RRO) Leader/Lead Organization Information

Name:  Buyers Health Care Action Group 
Link:  bhcag.com
Description:  A coalition of employers dedicated to recreating the heath care market so people get the care they need at the right time, in the right place, and at the right price.

Contact:  Carolyn Pare, BHCAG
Title:  CEO
Address: 7900 International Drive,  Suite 1080,  Bloomington, MN 
Phone:  952 896 5185
Email:  cpare@bhcag.com

Why did your organization decide to apply to become a Leapfrog Regional Roll-Out leader? BHCAG is committed to providing employees and their families information on health care quality and safety so they can make informed health care decisions.  In addition, BHCAG has a 15 year legacy as a community leader in using purchasing power to improve the quality and efficiency of care delivery through provider accountability

In your view, what kind of impact has Leapfrog had on your market thus far? It has moved the marketplace to embrace patient safety as a basic tenet of health care quality, created multi-stakeholder dialogue and raised public awareness.

Regional Roll-Out Market Information

Geographic coverage: Minnesota

Population: 5 million

Employer characteristics:

Number of employer/coalition lives in RRO area:  400,000

Insurer Characteristics:

Local health plans and % of the market share for HMO/PPO products: 

Both - Blue Cross Blue Shield, 2.7 million members; Medica,  1.2 million members; Health Partners, 630,000 members
PPO only - Preferred One,  200,000 members

State/Local government activities:

Adverse Events Legislation – mandatory reporting of NQF 27 Never events – annual public report