Conversations on Health: An interview with Tara Montgomery from Consumer Reports

Conversations on Health (a radio show featuring in-depth interviews with healthcare and policy leaders) usually features leaders in health policy. Today’s guest was Tara Montgomery, Sr Director of Health Impact at Consumer Reports. Tara presented an amazing summary of the work we do in the health arena at Consumer Reports. The interview covered hospitals, drugs, overtreatment, and insurance. She highlighted some of CR’s campaigns--Choosing Wisely, Best Buy Drugs, Surprise Medical Bills campaign, and Safe Patient Project.

  

Here is the link. It's about 15 minutes long. Tara’s interview starts up right at the 3:55 minute mark if you want to jump straight to it.
http://www.chcradio.com/episode.php?id=296

Conversations on Health Care® 
(September 14, 2015)

This week, hosts Mark Masselli and Margaret Flinter speak with Tara Montgomery, Senior Director of Health Impact at Consumer Reports, the world's largest organization dedicated to consumer rights and safety. She discusses their participation in the Choosing Wisely Campaign and discusses their Health Ratings Center and Best Buy Drug program aimed at insuring consumers get the best prices for prescriptions as well as the most accurate patient safety information.