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 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...
by Melina Kambitsi, Ph.D. | Feb 11, 2020 | Members & Employers
There’s been a lot of buzz about self-funding vs. fully insured plans, so let’s discuss the numbers. Health care costs in the US have increased every year since 1960. And according to Nelson Griswold, an employee benefit advisor, family health insurance premiums...
by Kathryn Otto-McLeod | Jan 28, 2020 | Members & Employers
The traditional health care model can be hard to access, tough to navigate, and unnecessarily expensive. But there’s another way you can approach primary health care that makes your employees healthier and helps with your bottom line — advanced primary care. ...
