|
SAVE THE DATE!
The highly anticipated National Alliance Annual Forum is November 10-12, 2025, at the Crytal Gateway Marriott in Arlington, Va.
| |
|
-
National Alliance Events: CKD Webinar; PBM Hub; Strategic Leadership Summit
- Resources Worth Sharing
-
Hot Topics: Mental Health Parity Pressure Grows
-
Monthly Health Observances
- National Alliance in the News
-
In Case you Missed it (recorded webinars)
| | |
Complimentary Webinar
Why Employers Should Invest in Early Kidney Care
Wednesday, April 30, 2025 | 3 p.m.-4 p.m. (ET)
| | Recent advancements in the screening, diagnosis, and treatment of chronic kidney disease (CKD) have created an unprecedented opportunity for employers to be a part of vital efforts to intervene earlier to delay or prevent progression to kidney failure (also known as end-stage renal disease or ESRD). | | | |
Christina Bell
MODERATOR
Senior Director of Healthcare Advancement,
National Alliance
| | |
Andy Baskin
Former National Medical Director at Aetna
| | |
Chris Bryant
American Kidney Fund Ambassador
| | |
Shahzia Lakhani
Senior Director of Clinical Education
American Kidney Fund
| | |
Cheryl Larson
President & CEO
Midwest Business Group on Health
| | |
Neil Masia
Adjunct Professor of Economics
Columbia University
| | PBM Hub and Strategic Leadership Summit Registration Now Open! | | |
PBM Hub
Taking Back the Power: Building a Drug Spend Strategy
Monday, June 9, 2025 | noon-5:30 p.m. (CT)
(Open exclusively to National Alliance coalitions and their employer/plan sponsor members. Coalition Leaders must have a registered employer to attend. Space is limited to ensure an optimal learning environment.)
| | | |
Strategic Leadership Summit
Tuesday, June 10, 2025 | 8 a.m.-5:30 p.m. (CT)
Wednesday, June 11, 2025 | 8 a.m.-12:30 p.m. (CT)
(Open to National Alliance Coalitions, their employer/plan sponsor members, National Health Leadership Council members, Affiliate members, and healthcare thought leaders.)
| | | National Alliance's Latest Resources | | Action-oriented recommendations for coalitions, employers and other plan sponsors, and healthcare and benefits professionals. | | Urgency Increases for Employers to Ensure Compliance with the Mental Health Parity and Addiction Act (MHPAEA) | | |
Employers/healthcare purchasers have a fiduciary responsibility to participants in their employee benefit plans to require vendor partners to comply with the MHPAEA requiring that mental health substance use disorder benefits are not more restrictive than medical surgical benefits. And while this has been the case for many years, fiduciary duty enforcement is ramping up and serious legal consequences are a growing threat.
In response, the National Alliance, the Florida Alliance for Healthcare Value, and a team of subject-matter experts have created a step-by-step no-cost toolkit for employers to share with their vendors to reduce risk and ensure employees and their families are getting the comprehensive healthcare services they need.
| | National Health Observances: An Important Way to Engage Employees | | |
The popularity of health awareness day, week, and month campaigns are influential in helping combat serious health issues. By promoting issues affecting the workforce, improved wellbeing can reduce healthcare costs and absenteeism, resulting in cost savings for employers and employees — and healthier happier lives for employees and their families.
In this new monthly feature, the National Alliance will select national health observances related to its work, but there are countless campaigns to serve the unique health and cultural needs of each employer. National Alliance featured observances:
| | |
-
The Biggest Worries And Concerns Of Workers (Forbes, April 21, 2025)
-
Trump Order Risks Triggering Lawsuits Over Drug Consulting Fees (Bloomberg Law, April 17, 2025)
-
Lawmakers expected to vote on bill addressing federal drug program (West Kentucky Star, April 17, 2025)
-
Tennessee Lawmakers Push Fines Critics Warn Would Penalize Transparency Efforts in Federal Discount Drug Program (The Tennessee Star, April 15, 2025)
-
Reimagining value-based care to unlock quality care (Healthcare Payers Podcast, April 14, 2025)
-
Mark Cuban's legacy play (Dallas Business Journal, April 10, 2025)
-
340B Program Is Driving Up Costs and Needs Urgent Reform | AMCP Annual 2025 (Managed Healthcare Executive, April 7, 2025)
-
Seeing Through Opaque PBM Processes to Clear Employer Management (MedHealth Outlook, April 3, 2025)
-
Patients and Employers Support This GOP Budget Cut. Hospitals Say It’s Too Risky. (Tradeoffs, April 1, 2025)
| | Click on the tile above to get all the latest National Alliance news! | | National Alliance Recorded Webinars | | | | |
