Health Care Policy Returns to Center Stage in Washington D.C.
House and Senate members have returned from their summer recess, which started at the beginning of August and ran through Labor Day. Let’s take a look at the major health care policy matters that are on deck for consideration before lawmakers return once again to...Effectively Engaging Your Member of Congress
Why You Should Get Involved The Alliance encourages its member-employers to get involved and share their perspectives with their elected representatives, particularly members of Congress given that so many policy issues are handled by the U.S. Congress and federal...On My Mind: Medicaid Expansion in Wisconsin and Possible Impacts for Employers
The question of whether to expand Medicaid in Wisconsin has been the topic of a lot of discussion and debate. The debate often conflates issues of politics or philosophy with the economics of what expanding the Medicaid program would mean. We asked Donna Friedsam,...
Executive Order on Improving Price and Quality Transparency – A Lot for Employers and Consumers to Like!
On June 24, President Trump issued The Executive Order on Improving Price and Quality Transparency in American Healthcare to Put Patients First. This order includes sweeping provisions that could have a significant positive impact on one of the cornerstones of The Alliance: the availability of information to assess and compare the quality and price of health care services.
How Will Illinois’ New Managed Care Organization Tax Affect the Health Care Landscape?
On June 5, 2019 Illinois Gov. J.B. Pritzker signed the budget into law. The budget makes an interesting change to the financing of the Illinois Medicaid program, one that will be worth watching for its effect on the overall Illinois health care landscape.