Advisory Board

The Center's Advisory Board is comprised of leaders from all sectors of the health care industry. The Board provides strategic direction for the Center and identifies barriers to adoption of value-based benefit packages, opportunities for evaluation of such packages where they have been implemented, and areas where research can support better benefit design. In addition, Board members offer advice and counsel on outreach and communications to a diverse set of audiences regarding value-based benefit packages. Members include:

  • Jill A. Berger, Marriott International, Inc.
  • Stuart Guterman, The Commonwealth Fund
  • Troy Brennan, CVS Caremark
  • Andy Chasin, Blue Shield of California
  • David Cutler, Harvard University
  • Marge Ginsburg, Center for Healthcare Decisions
  • David Hom, Solucia Consulting
  • Peter I. Juhn, Medco
  • Joe Marlowe, Aon Hewitt
  • David Mirkin, Milliman, Inc.
  • Lonny Reisman, Aetna
  • Jeff Rideout, TriZetto
  • James Robinson, University of California, Berkeley
  • Patricia R. Salber, ZIA
  • Lewis G. Sandy, UnitedHealthcare
  • Jason Spangler, Partnership for Prevention
  • Mark Stejbach
  • Brian Sweet, AstraZeneca
  • Andrew Webber, National Business Coalition on Health

The Facts

Increases in patient copayments lowers HEDIS scores, demonstrating the connection between financial aspects of plan design and quality performance.

“Value-based insurance design eliminates or reduces co-payments or coinsurance for certain medications or types of care that are demonstrated to be crucial in preventing or managing disease."

- Ron Williams
Chairman and CEO
Aetna Inc.