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Suzanne Delbanco

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Suzanne Delbanco is executive director of Catalyst for Payment Reform, a nonprofit working with employers and other health care purchasers to push for improvements in the quality, affordability and transparency of health care. She also serves on the advisory board of the Blue Cross Blue Shield Institute and participates in the Healthcare Executives Leadership Network.

Previously, Delbanco was the founding CEO of The Leapfrog Group, a nonprofit focused on employers' pursuit of improvements in the quality and safety of health care. She holds a Ph.D. in public policy and a master's degree in public health from the University of California, Berkeley.

It's hard for consumers to find the true costs of health services. Strong transparency laws in some states are showing the way toward giving citizens access to the information they need.