Hospital consolidation – when two or more providers merge – has become a growing concern among employers and other health care purchasers, and its presence looms large after facing the fallout of COVID-19. However, hospital consolidation didn’t arrive with the...
As Americans, we generally utilize health care services at the same frequency and intensity as other developed countries, yet we continually pay more. A lot more. My friend and colleague, Cheryl DeMars, President and CEO of The Alliance, has been quoted publicly...
The National Alliance of Healthcare Purchaser Coalitions (NAHPC) hosted a great webinar detailing the rights and responsibilities of Plan Sponsors as fiduciaries. To help better educate our members on this important topic, we’ve summarized our key takeaways for...
In order to better understand Payment Reform strategies and how they can positively influence health care purchasing, let’s begin by explaining how health care is typically delivered. On a basic level, the traditional health care model utilizes a fee-for-service...
In the past few weeks, we’ve been featuring blogs that break down in greater detail the four core drivers on our roadmap to high-value health care unveiled at our annual meeting this year. Today, we take an in-depth look into the third driver, provider network...
At The Alliance 2019 Annual meeting earlier this year, we talked about the four core drivers on our roadmap to high-value health care. This blog takes a more in-depth look into the second driver, payment reform, and why it is a central piece of the work...
In this second part of a two-part blog post, I’ll answer key questions about what’s ahead for The Alliance network and share my insights into how we are strategically seeking better ways to purchase high-value, safe health care for our members.
Read the first of a two-part Q&A with vice president of network development and provider relations Kyle Monroe about what's ahead for provider contracting at The Alliance.
