by Melina Kambitsi, Ph.D. | Sep 22, 2020 | Members & Employers
On Sept. 18, RAND Corporation and the Employers’ Forum of Indiana released the National Hospital Price Transparency Study (RAND 3.0), which aims to help employers understand the costs they’re paying for hospital services. Employers can use this data to empower their...
by Jennifer Austin | Sep 8, 2020 | Members & Employers
In our third and final Direct Primary Care webinar installment, our own Melina Kambitsi, PhD., hosted Proactive MD’s executive vice president of direct care services, Justin Leigh, to discuss what makes Direct Primary Care so impactful and why The Alliance chose...
by Kyle Monroe | Aug 25, 2020 | Members & Employers
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...
by Mike Roche | Jul 27, 2020 | Members & Employers
If you want to design a health benefits plan that saves your business money but don’t know where to start, begin by creating a corporate culture that educates employees on the plan and encourages them to use it. Why? Because you want to influence your employees to...
by Jennifer Austin | Jul 13, 2020 | Members & Employers
Lately, many of our self-funding members have expressed interest in starting an on-site clinic or joining a shared-site clinic that delivers Direct Primary Care. After all, Direct Primary Care has become an increasingly hot topic during the pandemic due to its...
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...
