Driving employees to high-value healthcare can improve quality of care while reducing costs for employees and their self-funded employers. It’s no secret that we are facing some complex challenges in healthcare today. Over 70% of employers expect moderate to...
Traditionally, healthcare has been paid with a fee-for-service model where providers are paid separately for each service provided. This model can make it difficult for patients and healthcare payers to estimate the total cost prior to seeking care. But alternative...
As healthcare costs continue to rise, payers are turning to innovative strategies, like value-based insurance design (VBID), to improve quality, maximize healthcare dollars for care that is most needed by plan participants, and improve costs in the long run. VBID...
Rising healthcare prices, the economic climate, and lingering effects of COVID are leaving employers wondering how they can mitigate costs while providing effective health benefits for their employees. The Alliance stays informed on healthcare trends, and how...
Walker Forge has done some incredible things since they decided to take charge of their employees' health benefits and become self-funded five years ago, including creating a clinic where employees and their covered family members can receive free care. But that is...
While most employers offer health insurance, do you ever wonder why? So what is employer-sponsored health insurance? What is employer-sponsored health insurance? Employer-sponsored health insurance is an insurance plan funded by an employer. Employers care about...
The Alliance recently sat down with Michelle Golden, Executive Director of Human Resources and Public Relations at the Chippewa Falls Area Unified School District, to ask what advice she would offer public employers that are making changes to their health benefits....
Does wading through data seem overwhelming or exhausting? The Alliance hosted a panel of experienced benefits professionals who said they used to feel this way – until they saw the immense opportunities better healthcare data could provide to make better benefits...
Consumer out-of-pocket spending on healthcare was projected to hit almost $500 billion in 2021 – and is expected to reach nearly $800 billion in 2026, according to healthcare market research group Kalorama Information. “Salary growth will continue to lag healthcare...
Patients in healthcare are often confused by the healthcare system, unsure where to go or who to trust. In fact, 3 in 4 American patients leave the doctor’s office confused, and do more research, according to a survey of 1,000 U.S. adults. So, if they’re...
