SAVE THE DATE!
The National Alliance Annual Forum is November 18-20, 2024, at the Crystal Gateway Marriott in Arlington, VA.
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Register for National Alliance Events: Hotel Discounts End May 3!
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Annual Forum Call for Speakers Closes May 3!
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Hot Topics: DC Legislative Action Updates
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Resources Worth Sharing: Obesity recommendations for employers; healthcare cost drivers – and solutions; do today's digital diabetes solutions work?
- Featured National Alliance Resources
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In Case you Missed it: Pulse of the Purchaser webinars
- National Alliance in the News
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Calling all Coalition Members, Employers, NHLC Members, and Affiliates!
HOTEL DISCOUNTS CLOSE MAY 3!
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The Coalition Strategy Summit, open exclusively to coalitions, employers/healthcare purchasers, National Health Leadership Council members, and Affiliates, will be a highly interactive, intimate gathering.
About 2/3 of our time will be devoted to conversations about how best to galvanize the national coalition movement and drive long overdue change across the healthcare ecosystem. The rest of our time will feature enlightening topics and presentations to help us envision where the next decade of healthcare innovation will lead — and how to prepare for it.
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There is no registration fee for eligible participants and hotel discounts are available only until May 3, 2024.
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Call for Annual Forum Speakers Now Open!
Deadline: May 3, 2024
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The Annual Forum will take place in Arlington, VA, November 18-20, 2024. This event brings hundreds of employers, business coalition leaders, and healthcare stakeholders to discuss successful strategies and emerging trends in employee health, health benefits, delivery reform, and health policy.
We look forward to receiving your online application by May 3, 2024!
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Complimentary Webinar
How Patient- and Family-Centered Hospital Communications Reduce Medical Errors
May 20, 2024 | noon-1 p.m. (ET)
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Even with significant efforts to improve care, medical errors in hospitals that harm patients still occur at alarming rates, causing substantial avoidable financial and human costs.
Improving patient- and family-centered communications shows great promise in reducing errors as evidenced by a recent PCORI study. Employers can play a key role in demanding clear communication protocols and accountability among healthcare teams, improving health literacy, and empowering employees to advocate for themselves and their loved ones to drive costs down and safety up.
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This event will conclude with an interactive Q&A.
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Cristie Travis
MODERATOR
National Alliance of Healthcare Purchaser Coalitions Advisor
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Missy Danforth
The Leapfrog Group
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Carole Hemmelgarn
Georgetown University, MedStar Institute for Quality & Safety
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Christoper Landrigan, MD, MPH
PCORI-Funded Investigator, Harvard Medical School
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Complimentary Webinar
Mid-Atlantic Business Group on Health
Path Forward: Collaborative Care
May 10, 2024 | Noon-1 p.m. (ET)
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The Mental Health Collaborative Care Model (CoCM) has been shown to improve access and clinical outcomes in more than 80 randomized trials. However, there seems to be some confusion about what CoCM looks like "in real life" when successfully deployed.
Success stories will be the focus of this webinar. For example, Kaiser Permanente moved from a small CoCM pilot to large scale implementation, improving access and saving patient anguish — and significant healthcare costs.
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Capital Connection: Russell DuBose Testifies on Capitol Hill
"ERISA's 50th Anniversary: The Path to Higher Quality, Lower Cost Healthcare"
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Russell DuBose, vice president of human resources, Phifer Incorporated and chair of the Alabama Employer Health Consortium, offered testimony to the House Committee on Education & the Workforce on behalf of the National Alliance.
Phifer has achieved “employer-of-choice” status due to its innovative and successful work in providing healthcare solutions that create equity and value by eliminating barriers to affordable, high-quality care.
Read the Committee on Education & the Workforce press release and Russell’s written testimony. The National Alliance also held an ERISA preemption webinar on April 19, 2024, now available as a recording.
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Russell DuBose offers testimony on behalf of the National Alliance on April 16.
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'Not Merely a Cost-Cutting Exercise': University Hospitals' Medicare Breakeven Project off to Impressive Start |
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Cleveland-based University Hospitals launched its "Medicare Breakeven" project in August of 2022 to reduce expenses, grow revenue, and develop a model to help the system bend its cost curve.
The project delivered significant reductions in fixed and indirect costs while continuing to provide high-quality patient care.
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Employers Feel the Side Effects of Drugmaker Control Over Wegovy, Ozempic Costs (POLITICO Pro, April 18, 2024)
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Study Highlights Disparities in Access to In-Network Mental Health Care vs. Medical Care (American Journal of Managed Care, April 17, 2024)
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More Risks, More Opportunities: What's Next for Employers in Healthcare? (Forbes, April 7, 2024)
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Sources for Covering the Hidden Clauses Raising Employers' and Workers' Health Costs (Association of Health Care Journalists, March 21, 2024)
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Obesity Care Recommendations for Employers
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Read the news release and the report for "Addressing Obesity through Holistic Design for Affordability and Sustainability."
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Obesity affects more than 40% of the US population with far-reaching consequences for not only individuals but employers grappling with the negative impact to workforce health. New guidance from the National Alliance Obesity Advisory Council helps employers and other healthcare purchasers make informed coverage decisions about comprehensive, holistic approaches to obesity care.
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National Alliance in the News:
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Collaborating to Spotlight Healthcare Cost Drivers and Solutions |
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For more and more US employers, improving the affordability of healthcare is competing with the core concerns that affect their business.
In this recent article, co-published with Milbank Memorial Fund, Rachel Block discusses why it’s a particularly good time to consider how states and purchasing coalitions can join forces to strengthen their complementary approaches to achieve meaningful reductions in healthcare spending growth, essential to preserving access to high-quality healthcare.
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Rachel Block is a program officer at the Milbank Memorial Fund where she focuses on a variety of state health policy issues.
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Featured National Alliance Publications and Resources |
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The National Alliance library of assets on a wide variety of topics is continuously growing. To ensure you have access to the latest additions, click here for a summary of recent publications.
(Click on the images to view)
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This People-Centered Design Vendor Engagement Template (VET) is derivative of the Health Innovator’s Incubator Program (HIIP) conducted by the National Alliance during 2022 and 2023. |
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This Behavioral Health Vendor Engagement Template (VET) supplements questions that may be included in ongoing mental health vendor management discussions. |
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View all National Alliance Action Briefs and Resources HERE!
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National Alliance Recorded Webinars Available |
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Pulse of the Purchaser Webinar Series
Beyond the Pulse: Navigating Employer Insights
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View all National Alliance news HERE!
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