Employers of The Alliance expect the ability to forecast health care costs so they can make educated decisions about health care purchases. Medicare is the largest payer of medical services in the United States. Their pricing and methodologies are publicly available, and because nearly every provider already uses Medicare methodologies, our employer-members expect the same application be used as an index to conduct commercial business.

We use Reference-Based Contracting in over 80% of our contracts because using Medicare rates and methodologies as a baseline allows employers to efficiently compare pricing across all providers and services and promotes good consumerism. Employers and employees/dependents know they have a choice in where health care services are purchased, so it's imperative they’re spending their health care dollars wisely to ensure sustainable, cost-effective options that lead to good health.

The Alliance enrollees utilize our Find a Doctor provider directory to determine which providers
are included in their network. To ensure accuracy
of your organizations listing, please review how your organization is published on The Alliance Find a Doc directory.

If corrections are necessary, please notify us using the “Tell us if something needs to change” link found on your profile page. Alternatively, you can email us at providerservices@the-alliance.org. 

To ensure the accuracy of claims processing, keep us informed of changes to your organization and practitioners that occur such as: business name or Tax ID, location or phone number changes, provider additions or terminations. 
Relevant forms are available on our website or you may email us at providerservices@the-alliance.org.