Pave Your Own Path: Reducing Prescription Drug Prices Recap

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...

Are Policy-Makers Moving from Fee-for-Service to Paying for Value?

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...

Inside The Governor’s Task Force Meeting to Reduce Drug Prices

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...

Can Public Policy Choices at the State Level Affect Health Care Affordability?

by Karen Timberlake | Feb 4, 2020 | Health Policy

Health care affordability is gaining steam as a topic not just on the presidential debate stage but also among state and federal policy makers.  Researchers at Altarum, a nonprofit health care consulting group, decided to dig into the relationship between the relative...

Wisconsin’s Governor Launches Task Force on Prescription Drug Pricing

by Brandt Dietry | Dec 17, 2019 | Health Policy

Governor Tony Evers created the Governor’s Task Force on Prescription Drug Pricing in response to a growing concern over rising drug prices. In announcing the task force, the Governor said, “Picking up a medication shouldn’t break the bank, but it often does for our...

Who Stands for What? Breaking Down the Democratic Presidential Candidates’ Health Care Proposals

by John Zordani | Oct 28, 2019 | Health Policy

Health care is already looming large as an issue in the upcoming 2020 presidential election. The broad field of Democratic presidential candidates is advancing a full range of policy proposals, from single-payer to a public option to public-private hybrids. The...