Tag: James E. Purcell
Panel: Many health, insurance services out of touch with user
To work better, the state’s health care and insurance systems must ramp up one critical skill: listening to and understanding the whole person they...
Directors MIA on employee well-being
CEOs come and go, but boards of directors remain. Boards set strategic objectives and hold CEOs accountable for achieving them. They are the glue...
Forget obesity, smoking: Stress top workplace threat
Most of today’s workplace-wellness programs focus on weight loss and smoking cessation. While these two conditions eventually can cause serious health issues, are they...
The insurer, provider disconnect
I believe there to be a fundamental disconnect between typical health insurers’ provider reimbursement strategies and the long-term good of our health care delivery...
Five Questions With: James E. Purcell
James E. Purcell is the former CEO of Blue Cross & Blue Shield of Rhode Island. He is also an attorney and operates a...
