by Jennifer Austin | Jun 29, 2020 | Members & Employers
The Alliance hosted Dr. Kayur Patel of Proactive M.D. and Dr. David Usher, M.D., of ReforMedicine, for our first of a two-part series on Direct Primary Care June 8. Missed the webinar? You can view it here. What is Direct Primary Care? Direct Primary Care is an...
by Melina Kambitsi, Ph.D. | Jun 16, 2020 | Members & Employers
Primary care has always been the first line of defense in caring for patients and offering the most value for our health system overall. However, its effectiveness has suffered over time, due, in part, to a lack of care coordination, health care access for patients,...
by Kathryn Otto-McLeod | Jun 2, 2020 | Members & Employers
What Is Surprise Billing? Unfortunately, it’s a story we’ve all heard. A patient has double-checked their plan to ensure the doctor they’re seeing is an in-network provider and the associated bill will be paid by their health plan. Then, a few weeks later, they...
by Melina Kambitsi, Ph.D. | May 19, 2020 | Health Policy, Members & Employers
Last month, The Alliance was pleased to host National CooperativeRx CEO Josh Bindl, for a webinar where he discussed all things prescription drugs. Missed the webinar? You can view it here. The High Price We Pay Bindl opened his presentation with a plain and simple...
by Jennifer Austin | May 5, 2020 | Members & Employers
In late April, The Alliance hosted their first Employer Town Hall. The e-conference roundtable was intended to provide a place for employers to share solutions and discuss the impact that COVID-19 has had on business operations. In addition to a panel of leaders from...
by Kathryn Otto-McLeod | Mar 17, 2020 | Members & Employers
Health care is confusing, but by utilizing a shared-site clinic to deliver advanced primary care, an organization can provide its employees with easy-to-access care while reducing their overall spend. In fact, The Alliance advocates for this model so much so, that we...
by Karen Timberlake | Mar 10, 2020 | Health Policy
The Alliance actively pursues value–based payment strategies as one of the four core drivers on the roadmap to high-value health care. The Alliance also supports a robust platform of health policy priorities, in part because federal and...
by Paul Meyer | Mar 3, 2020 | Health Policy, Members & Employers
“Wisconsinites should be able to afford the prescription medicine they need to lead a healthy lifestyle.” That was the sentiment delivered by Wisconsin Governor, Tony Evers, last August when he issued an executive order creating a drug task force to reduce...
by Melina Kambitsi, Ph.D. | Feb 25, 2020 | Members & Employers
As a not-for-profit cooperative of employers and insurance trusts that self-fund their health benefits, The Alliance is pleased to work with many forward-thinking, ethical brokers for health benefits. Most brokers will steer you to a product that’s right for your...
by Melina Kambitsi, Ph.D. | Feb 18, 2020 | Members & Employers
In a new study released by GNS Healthcare, data shows that employers could save hundreds of millions of dollars by steering consumers toward high-quality, low-cost physicians. Using 2017 Wisconsin Health Information Organization (WHIO) claims data, they analyzed 3,760...
