The Alliance® Blog
Self-Funding Insights, Health Policy Updates, Employer Stories, and More
How The Alliance Moves Employer Health Care Forward
The mission of The Alliance is to move employer health care forward by controlling costs, improving quality, and engaging individuals in their health. Despite the challenges posed by a (seemingly never-ending) pandemic, our cooperative has made considerable strides...
Employers Hold the Key to Payment Reform: 2021 Fall Symposium Recap
“The health care market isn’t working. There’s an imbalance of power,” Suzanne Delbanco, Ph.D., said to begin the 2021 Fall Symposium & Annual Meeting. Delbanco, former Leapfrog Group founder and president, is now the Executive Director for Catalyst for Payment...
New Federal Transparency Rules and Regulations for Plan Sponsors
A lot has happened over the past two years in relation to price transparency; executive and Congressional actions have led to new federal rules and regulations for health systems, benefit administrators, and plan sponsors. These rules have promise to make public...
How Employers Can Advocate for Health Policy Changes in Health Care
There’s been a lot of talk about how the health care landscape is shifting due to new federal price transparency rules, but the key to those changes has been advocacy from the business community. Transparency will create better information for consumers and...
How Self-Funded Employers Use High-Value Health Care to Control Costs
The health care landscape is changing, and employers are driving that change through High-Value Health Care. As a recent PBGH-KFF survey recently uncovered, 87% of employers believe that the current health care system is unsustainable, and now the government is...
