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New Transparency Trends: 3 Healthcare Problems (And Their Solutions)
There’s growing price transparency concerns among employers whose health care costs – which amounted to $1.2 trillion in 2018 – continue to outpace wages and inflation. More than half of those costs can be attributed to hospitals and physicians. Hospitals account for 31% of health care costs,...
How Employers Help Their Employees Avoid Balance BillingÂ
We hosted employers for an action-packed hour to talk about how you can guide your employees to avoid costly balance billing. If you missed the webinar, you can view the recording or read on for a detailed recap of this important topic. Out-of-network claims...
Health Policy Trends: New Federal and State Healthcare Legislation Affecting Employers
It’s peak legislative season, which means a lot of proposed bills are being reviewed and discussed at both the state and federal levels. We aim to keep our employers in the loop when it comes to trending health policy topics and legislative proposals. As of the...
How Alliance Employers Are Creating Healthy Employees
The Alliance recently held an event with Dr. Jessica Grossmeier to cover the best practices employers can use to engage more healthy employees. After her presentation, Dr. Grossmeier answered questions from the audience. Then Alliance was joined by two employer...
A Guide to Improving Employee Engagement in Their Health and Well-Being
Improving employee engagement in their health and well-being is one of the most important elements to employer health benefits. Why? You can make all the cutting-edge tools and programs on the market available to your staff, but if they don’t use them, it's all for...