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June 27, 2023

 
 
 
 
The Alliance Events
 
 
 
Improve the Value of
Healthcare in Wisconsin:
Avoid Low-Value Care
 
Webinar
Wednesday, September 13
10:00am – 11:00am CT
 
Register Here
 
 
 
 
When patients receive low-value care, meaning care that is not supported by research or 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 when employers have a higher healthcare spend, they cannot allocate as much of their budget toward other employee benefits, including wages.

In this session, you’ll learn from representatives of the Wisconsin Health Information Organization (WHIO) Low-Value Care Committee how to identify low-value care and what you can do to encourage your employees to participate in shared decision-making with their providers to avoid it.
 
 
 
 
 
 
Our Blog
 
 
 
Medical Debt is a $195 Billion Problem:
Here’s How Employers Can Help

Medical debt in the US is a serious and worsening issue, with combined debt reaching over $195 billion in 2022. In the last five years, over half of American...

 
 
 
Increase Productivity and Loyalty with a Culture of Accountability

With rising inflation, high healthcare costs, and a tight labor market, businesses are looking for solutions to keep their employees engaged and increase productivity...

 
 
 
Tailoring Benefit Programs to Meet Employee Needs

Many employees aren’t satisfied with their employer’s benefit plan and feel their plan doesn’t meet their needs. Almost 6 in 10 employees said their employer’s health plan...

 
 
 
The Alliance Updates and Resources
 
 
New Bundled Pricing

The Alliance has partnered with Orthopedic & Spine Centers of Wisconsin to provide bundled pricing for in-office carpel tunnel and trigger finger release procedures. This bundled pricing is the lowest in our networks and will be available beginning July 1st, 2023.

This is a great opportunity for employees to receive high-quality care in an office setting using local anesthesia. In-office procedures lower the risk of infection and eliminate the risk of general anesthesia while increasing patient comfort.

The Alliance has also partnered with Northwestern Memorial Healthcare to offer bundled pricing for bariatric and delivery procedures.

The following bundled pricing is currently in effect:

 
 
Gastric Bypass

In-patient

  • Gastric Bypass $27,975
  • Adjustable Gastric Banding $15,633

Outpatient

  • Adjustable Gastric Banding $15,633
  • Gastric Restrictive Procedures $18,403
 
Delivery
  • Vaginal $8454
  • Cesarean $11,204
  • Newborn
    - normal $968
    - high level neonate $3157
    - intermediate level neonate $1365
 
 
New High-Value MRI Provider

The Alliance is proud to announce Sensible MRI, LLC has been added to The Alliance networks.

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The addition of this provider offers an option for high-quality MRIs in the La Crosse, Wisconsin area at a fraction of the cost of other providers. While MRIs performed at clinics can cost from $2,500 - $8,000, MRIs performed at Sensible MRI cost $600 - $900.

Sensible MRI has state-of-the-art facilities and highly trained MRI technologists and radiologists that work with patients’ schedules, offering flexible appointment times to accommodate early morning, late evening, and weekend appointments.

 
 
Provider Additions & Updates

We're continuously adding important services, including counseling, psychiatry, and psychology services to our networks. Check our Find a Doctor tool for the latest information.  

 
 
Behavioral Health
  • Awakened Vitality - Middleton, WI
  • Caring Path Counseling - Madison, WI

Vision
  • Freeport Optometric Center - Freeport, IL
 
 
 
 
 

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