THIS EVENT IS AVAILABLE TO WATCH ON-DEMAND. This video is a rebroadcast of a previously recorded session. Please note that some featured individuals may have changed roles or left the mentioned companies since the recording. We recommend independent verification. Thank you for your understanding. Join our Webcast- for this insightful discussion between experienced leaders in […]
THIS EVENT IS AVAILABLE TO WATCH ON-DEMAND. Ever wonder why, despite offering fantastic benefits, employees seem to forget about them after open enrollment? Join us for an enlightening session where we’ll unravel the mystery behind sustaining engagement with your benefit plan. We’ll focus on the mindset shift, effective communication tactics and continuous wellness programs crucial […]
THIS EVENT IS AVAILABLE TO WATCH ON-DEMAND. Join us for part two of our two-part webinar series on the Mental Health Parity Addiction and Equity Act (MHPAEA). Building upon the foundational knowledge from part one, this session will cover the upcoming proposed 2025 regulations and crucial steps employers need to take now to be prepared […]
THIS EVENT IS AVAILABLE TO WATCH ON-DEMAND. Ever wonder why, despite offering fantastic benefits, employees seem to forget about them after open enrollment? Join us for an enlightening session where we’ll unravel the mystery behind sustaining engagement with your benefit plan. We’ll focus on the mindset shift, effective communication tactics and continuous wellness programs crucial […]
THIS EVENT IS AVAILABLE TO WATCH ON-DEMAND. The Mental Health Parity and Addiction Equity Act (MHPAEA) has played a critical role in bridging the gap between mental health and medical benefits. In this first session of a two-part series, we will explain the MHPAEA and the challenges employers face in achieving true parity. As proposed […]
THIS EVENT IS AVAILABLE TO WATCH ON-DEMAND. Healthcare is continuously evolving, leaving employers wondering what’s next. This event will include a keynote presentation discussing the state of the healthcare industry, healthcare cost trends, and its impact on employers and their employees. There will be concurrent breakout sessions on timely healthcare topics that affect employers. The […]
THIS EVENT IS AVAILABLE TO WATCH ON-DEMAND. When patients receive low-value care, meaning care that is not supported by research or is duplicative, they pay more for unnecessary or inadequate care. Not only does low-value care cost patients more money, but it also means higher costs for their self-funded employers. This is a problem because […]
THIS EVENT IS AVAILABLE TO WATCH ON-DEMAND. With rising inflation, high healthcare costs, and a tight labor market, businesses are looking for solutions to keep their employees engaged and increase productivity. In this session, employers will learn how to think differently to create a transformative culture that builds trust, fosters productivity, and retains talent. When […]
THIS EVENT IS AVAILABLE TO WATCH ON-DEMAND. A robust, high-quality health benefit program can give employers an edge in today’s competitive hiring market. Beyond attracting talent, an employer’s benefit program is a significant percentage of their budget, and the foundation of what helps employees, and their families stay healthy and productive. But it isn’t easy […]
THIS EVENT IS AVAILABLE TO WATCH ON-DEMAND. Most individuals want to live healthier lives, yet many employees struggle to achieve or sustain healthy habits. This webinar will help identify the factors that can stand in the way of employees achieving their health and well-being goals, and present evidence-based strategies to activate employee motivation for healthy […]
THIS EVENT IS AVAILABLE TO WATCH ON-DEMAND. With a tight labor market and issues with supply and demand, employers are in a crunch to figure out how to manage their budget and keep their people. This event will include a keynote speaker discussing the current economic climate and its impacts on employers, with recommendations on […]
THIS EVENT IS AVAILABLE TO WATCH ON-DEMAND. Without data, how can employers be good stewards of their healthcare benefits – or fulfill their fiduciary responsibility? This webinar will cover the healthcare data made available to employers of The Alliance and how best to utilize it. The event will conclude with a panel of employers and […]
THIS EVENT IS AVAILABLE TO WATCH ON-DEMAND. Obesity doesn’t just influence employees’ waistlines, but also employers’ bottom lines, which is why we want to help employers understand its causes and effects on health – and how their employees and businesses are impacted – and offer best practices and guidance on how to manage this epidemic […]
THIS EVENT IS AVAILABLE TO WATCH ON-DEMAND. In continuing our initiative towards greater transparency in health care, The Alliance is hosted Chris Whaley, policy researcher for RAND Corporation, to discuss the results of the latest-and-greatest RAND Hospital Price Transparency Study. During this hybrid event, employers learned about the importance of data when making decisions about […]
THIS EVENT IS AVAILABLE TO WATCH ON-DEMAND. Out-of-network provider charges can cost your health plan hundreds of thousands of dollars in extra medical fees. Join us for a jam-packed hour to talk about how to protect yourself and your employees from this all-to-common issue by learning: What to look for in your contracts to help […]
THIS EVENT IS AVAILABLE TO WATCH ON-DEMAND. This virtual event by The Alliance will cover best practices employers can use to better engage their employees in their health care. Workplace wellbeing expert, Dr. Jessica Grossmeier, will discuss her research on best practices around employee participation in health programs, and provide a tool employers can use […]
THIS EVENT IS AVAILABLE TO WATCH ON-DEMAND. Don’t miss this informative session! Congress and federal regulators have provided more items on your health plan’s “legal to-do” list. Join us for a discussion of critical new legal challenges employers must address for their health plans and prescription drug plans – including many that require immediate attention, before January […]
THIS EVENT IS AVAILABLE TO WATCH ON-DEMAND. This virtual event will inform employers on how The Alliance uses Payment Reform – using alternative methods to pay for health care – to rein in health care costs and improve health care safety and efficacy. The current fee-for-service health care system sets us (payers and practitioners alike) […]
THIS EVENT IS AVAILABLE TO WATCH ON-DEMAND. Employers will be provided proven strategies rooted in data science that will help them develop best practices for making benefit purchasing decisions, and ultimately, a better financial outcome for their organization with more affordable care for employees and their families. Program Overview: The keynote speaker for this event will be Dr. Marty Makary, Chief Surgical Oncologist at Johns […]
THIS EVENT IS AVAILABLE TO WATCH ON-DEMAND. Agenda: This virtual event by The Alliance will cover strategies employers can use to handle workplace anxiety, offer recommendations on how to provide a positive work environment, and help employers gain a better understanding of employees’ behavioral health during this stressful time. We have a well-rounded panel of content experts […]
As the country embarks on a massive effort to vaccinate as many citizens as quickly as possible, employers will play a critical role in this endeavor. Time is of the essence for employers to consider the numerous policy, cultural and communication issues involved in making plans to handle COVID-19 vaccinations within their workforce. Program Overview […]
The Alliance, Business Health Care Group (BHCG), and WEA Trust and Health Tradition Health Plan hosted a 90-minute webinar with the University of Wisconsin-Madison Population Health Institute, featuring Dr. Jon Meiman, Chief Medical Officer and State Epidemiologist for Environmental and Occupational Health at the Wisconsin Department of Health Services, and Dr. Robert Meyer, Occupational Medicine Physician with Bellin Health Systems. Our […]
THIS EVENT IS AVAILABLE TO WATCH ON-DEMAND. Join The Alliance and the American Benefits Council for a jam-packed, hour-long discussion on popular health policy topics with two experts. Here’s the important topics we’ll be discussing: Where each presidential candidate stands on health reform The future of employer-sponsored coverage What changes (if any) Congress will implement regarding COBRA […]
THIS EVENT IS AVAILABLE TO WATCH ON-DEMAND. Due to the pandemic we’re all still grappling with, our Fall Symposium & Annual Meeting will instead be hosted as a virtual, three-hour event on Oct. 1st, 2020. Despite our inability to see our each other, shake hands, and share some smiles in person, there’s still a lot in store and we’ll have plenty […]
THIS EVENT IS AVAILABLE TO WATCH ON-DEMAND. We’re pleased to present part two of our webinar series on Direct Primary Care, Thursday, June 25th. This second edition will feature three employers of the The Alliance cooperative: Dan Ludwig of Brakebush Brothers, Inc., Tena Hoag of Advanced Laser, and Jake Nolin of Rice Lake Weighing Systems. These panelists will discuss how and why they got into […]
THIS EVENT IS AVAILABLE TO WATCH ON-DEMAND. Please join us for the first of a three-part webinar series on Direct Primary Care featuring Dr. Kayur Patel, Chief Medical Officer at Proactive MD, and Dr. David Usher, M.D. at ReforMedicine. HRCI Credits have been approved and other CE Credits have been applied for. Dr. Patel will […]
THIS EVENT IS AVAILABLE TO WATCH ON-DEMAND. The Alliance, in conjunction with Wisconsin Manufacturers & Commerce (WMC) and Business Health Care Group (BHCG), hosted RAND Corporation’s Chris Whaley to talk about the methodology of The RAND Hospital Price Transparency Project, an ongoing initiative to measure and publicly report the prices paid for hospital care. The project […]
To continue providing valuable resources to its members, The Alliance has decided to provide a place for its members to ask questions, network, and connect with one another in the form of a "Town Hall" teleconference. Although the discussion won’t focus solely on COVID-19, we certainly encourage you to talk about it. In fact, we […]
THIS EVENT IS AVAILABLE TO WATCH ON-DEMAND. We’re pleased to present this webinar with CEO of National CooperativeRx, Josh Bindl, where he discussed formulary coinsurance best practices, the direct impact of employers on the Pharmacy Benefits Manager Bill, and emphasizing how employers can reduce their overall drug costs. National CooperativeRx is a national not-for-profit […]
Attend The Alliance Annual Meeting and discover the roadmap to high-quality health care. You’ll learn how The Alliance is adopting a strategic framework that uses four key sources to leverage an employer’s health care purchasing options in pursuit of high-value care.
We will explore what primary care is and the importance of high-value primary care for enrollees. You will hear from a national keynote speaker who is famous for his theory of "Upstream Doctors."
The Alliance is hosting an event in Rockford with you in mind. Learn the latest in benefit design, health policy, specialty pharmacy and data analysis.
Get ready for a great lineup of health policy experts to present the latest happenings in D.C., compliance and state-level health policy issues. This event will also address the changes that employers may need to make if the Cadillac tax goes into effect.
Employers are realizing that caregiving is an important benefit to offer their employees. The aging population means that many more individuals need to take care of their family members. This event will discuss benefits employers can offer as well as a wellness technique that can be implemented.
Join employers in the northwest region of Wisconsin as we provide you with a keynote speaker on how to contain health care costs as well as important updates from The Alliance. Keynote Speaker: Dr. A. Mark Fendrick is the Center’s Director and a Professor of Internal Medicine in the School of Medicine and a Professor of Health […]
Specialty pharmacy has consistently been one of the top three health care cost drivers in recent years. To counter that trend, employers should act now to control when and how they offer specialty pharmaceuticals to enrollees. Market consolidation is expected to trim employers’ options, making it more important than ever to carefully craft your specialty strategies. This event will identify the top challenges in managing pharmacy benefits and offer tactics for addressing them.
Learn more from Dr. Mike Tuggy, a board-certified rural family medical physician in Winthrop, Washington. He is passionate about the benefits of having a primary care doctor and the value of receiving quality care. In this one hour presentation, Dr. Tuggy will present the problem of health care and the current system of primary care. Later in his part two presentation (Aug. 22) he will present how employers can implement a solution to the problem with seven healthy habits of advanced primary care.
The opioid epidemic and treatment is costing employers big. The Alliance is tackling this topic head on with insights from multi-stakeholders offering their perspectives and ideas on how employers can help combat this issue.
Diagnosing An American Sickness: What Employers and Patients Can Do to Take Back Health Care At the biggest event of the year attendees heard from best-selling author, Dr. Elisabeth Rosenthal, who has diagnosed what ails American health care. This half-day event featured two powerful women who offer advice about how to treat the American sickness in […]
Elisabeth Rosenthal is the author of An American Sickness, which describes how health care became big business and how you can take it back. She looks at how people currently use health care and suggests ways to address high spending and overtreatment.
Whether it is ACA or whatever comes next, make sure you are up-to-date on the latest compliance and health policy action items.
The Alliance received a grant from Novo Nordisk and the National Alliance of Health Care Purchasers to hold this event. Obesity rates and the related health care costs continue to rise. In the United States two-thirds of adults and one-third of children struggle with being overweight or obese. In Wisconsin alone, obesity is linked to more […]
Learn from expert speakers on how they are implementing wellness programs starting with mental health and keeping employees happy and healthy.
Learn key considerations about the risk of offering high-deductible health plans in this one-hour webinar.
Learn more about the Single Source Self-Funding product from The Alliance and become certified. The self-funding course will offer (1) continuing education credit. Auxiant and Serve You Rx are partners in the product and will also be on hand to answer any of your questions. Guide your clients to self-funding success through Single Source Self-Funding.
YouTube sensation Aaron Carroll will present myths in health care and how debunking myths can help employers manage health care costs.
Creating a community of health isn’t as easy as it sounds. You gain the know-how and have the ability to do so at your workplace once you hear from three knowledge experts on the topic population health.
Now is the time to learn how benefit plan designs are evolving in order to help you prepare for your 2018 benefit plan preparation.
THIS EVENT IS AVAILABLE TO WATCH ON-DEMAND. Do I or Don't I? Making Hard Decisions in Health Care May 16, 2017 8 – 11:30 a.m. The Monona Terrace, Madison, Wis. 8 – 8:30 a.m. Registration & Breakfast | 8:30 – 11:30 Program Learning Objectives: Understand how effective visual aids can improve care and reduce cost. […]
THIS EVENT IS AVAILABLE TO WATCH ON-DEMAND. Cancer is the leading cause of death for Americans under the age of 85, accounting for one in every four deaths. According to a recent study, spending on cancer care increased by $63 billion from 1990 to 2008, attributed partly due to the rising costs of new drugs […]
