Most people in Wisconsin receive care in a medical facility from providers employed by a hospital or health system but there are alternative options to the traditional model of care. Utilizing alternative care options like independent primary care, telehealth...
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...
Obesity doesn’t just influence employees’ waistlines, but also employers’ bottom lines. That is why we at The Alliance want to help employers understand its causes and effects on health – and how their employees and businesses are impacted – to offer best...
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...
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...
This is a blog recap of our virtual event, The Alliance 2021 Spring Symposium, held on May 6. Click here to view the recording and for more Employer Resources. Cheryl DeMars, CEO of The Alliance, kicked off the event by illustrating how the rate of medical...
This is a blog recap of a virtual event held on April 26. Click here to view the full webinar recording. Click here to skip to the Employer Resources section.  To begin the webinar, Kyle Monroe, Vice President of Network Development & Provider Relations,...
Most employers have recognized the strain that the pandemic has placed on their employees and renewed their health benefits plans without significant changes to cost-sharing and network plan design. Efforts to improve delivery systems and networks to improve...
The Alliance awarded Traci Rothenburger, with a Health Transformation Award on Oct. 1, 2020, in recognition of significantly improving her employees’ access to high-value health care by creating an on-site direct primary care clinic. The Alliance created a case...
It’s no secret that chronic diseases are one of the key drivers behind escalating healthcare costs. The Centers for Disease Control (CDC) reports that chronic conditions like heart disease, diabetes, and hypertension account for 75% of the U.S. healthcare spend –...
