Resources for Educators –
PHC4 Live Courses –
A Research Request from the PA Legislature: a Government Case
Pre-Class Work
To support educators, we have developed a set of resources. If you would like to access these resources, please get in touch with us.
To support learners in the planned activity, we are providing these resources in advance:
- About the Pennsylvania Health Care Cost Containment Council (PHC4)
- PHC4 Council and Executive Director
- PHC4 Strategic Plan
- Data Collected by PHC4
- A Current Events article on Non-Competes in Health Care
- PA Act 74 of 2024 – Fair Contracting for Health Care Practitioners Act
Please familiarize yourself with the above information, as it will be important to the context of the case.
Case Context and Scenario
On July 17, 2024, Governor Josh Shapiro, signed Act 74 of 2024, the Fair Contracting for Health Care Practitioners Act, into law. The final paragraph of the law enlists PHC4 to study the impact and make a report. The Council has decided to engage a local consulting firm, your firm, for support in planning a 3-year study. The deadline for this report is January 1, 2028. You will be submitting your recommendations to PHC4’s Executive Committee, including the Executive Director.
Your firm has an excellent reputation for doing the pre-work learning required to come up to speed for a job. Due to this, you’re already aware this required study does not include additional funding for PHC4 to conduct the study, nor any legal authority to compel stakeholders to comply with study efforts.
The Public Comment Period
On September 21, 2024 PHC4 announced it was accepting comments from the public on Act 74 and its study. In the 28 comments received, PHC4 staff identified a number of recurrent themes and would like assistance from your firm on how to best study and measure these themes.
Presenting the Study Results
You’ve done excellent work so far consulting on this study. Now that the data is collected and analyzed, it needs to be communicated. The language of the law says a report should be submitted to two committees in the Pennsylvania legislature. This document is typically a pdf report written thoroughly and concisely.
Throughout the study, PHC4 has heard from stakeholders of their interest in this study and its findings. As the final deliverable, your firm has been asked to develop a plan for presenting and sharing the results of this study with the health care community and the larger public.
Post-Scenario Survey
Thanks for working through this case! PHC4 offers a second government case about our recent 5-year strategic plan, access it here. We’re always looking to collect data on and improve the products that PHC4 brings to the public. We would appreciate your assistance in filling out this quick three-page survey.
