In this Issue:
Special Events | In the News | Affiliate News | Featured Innovators | BenefitPitch
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Be sure to mark your calendar! The National Alliance Annual Forum will be held November 18-20, 2024, at the Crystal Gateway Marriott in Arlington, VA. |
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Don't Miss More Learning Opportunities from the National Alliance!
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Fiduciary Check-in:
Implications of the J&J Lawsuit
February 22, 2024
Noon-12:30 p.m. (ET)
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Pulse of the Purchaser Webinar Series Beyond the Pulse: Navigating Employer Insights
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Decoding the Workforce Environment and Forecasting Change
February 20, 2024
12:15 p.m.-1 p.m. (ET)
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Strategies for a Healthier Workforce
March 5, 2024
12:15 p.m.-1 p.m. (ET)
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Navigating the Financial Landscape: Fiduciary Perspectives and Cost Management
March 19, 2024
12:15 p.m.-1 p.m.
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Meet our Newest Affiliates! |
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Contact: Patrick Nelli
CEO & Founder
High-Quality Advanced Primary Care
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Aligned Marketplace is on a Mission to Increase Lifespan in America
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Aligned Marketplace provides employees of self-insured employers membership to a curated network of independent advanced primary care across geographies under shared savings arrangements, significantly increasing quality of care, enhancing patient experience, and reducing employer costs by 15%+. Learn how Align is designing an advanced primary care experience to increase lifespan -- and quality of life.
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Contact: Brian Dolan
President
Changing the Status Quo of Mental Health
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A New Approach to Mental Health with TARA Mind
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TARA Mind is a public benefit corporation that is partnering with employers across the country to offer safe, clinician guided ketamine-assisted therapy (KAT) as a supplemental health benefit for employees struggling with treatment-resistant depression. Learn more about how adding the TARA Mind benefit enables access to life-changing mental health therapy for your workforce while reducing medical expenses, absenteeism, and increasing employee productivity.
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Contact: Monique Artalejo
Marketing Director
Phone: (619) 549-4954
Combining the Power of Navigation with Comprehensive Virtual Care
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You're Invited to a Webinar!
February 21, 2024, 2 p.m. (ET)
How Windstream is Creating Extraordinary Healthcare Experiences for Their Team Members
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Hear why now is the time to take the stress out of healthcare for employees and focus on improving access and health outcomes.
Emily Erkel, Benefits Director at Windstream will join Mercer and Included Health to discuss why there must be a focus on clinical depth and outcomes in benefits, and how they’re combining care delivery with member self-service for their 8,000 employees to deliver an impactful wellbeing strategy.
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Contact: Kathryn Ross
VP, Enterprise Marketing
Multi-specialty digital medical practice
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Register Today!
February 27, 2024, 1 p.m. (ET) Benefits Expert Briefing
Hitting the Rights Notes with your Mental Health Strategy
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Rationalizing the mental health support employees need (and will use) against cost and effectiveness is an ongoing challenge. Add this upcoming webinar to your calendar to hear experts discuss new models of mental health care focused on proactive screening to uncover conditions early, decrease costly acute treatment, and improve whole-person health.
Walk away with new ideas, questions to ask, and clinical perspective to support upcoming decisions about what to add or replace this year.
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Contact: Benny DiCecca
CEO
Phone: (617) 680-9983
Validating Performance Claims of Healthcare Solutions
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Don't Miss the the Healthcare Innovation Congress (thINc360) and the
Food as Medicine Strategy Summit
May 29-31, 2024, 1 p.m. (ET)
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The Healthcare Innovation Company (thINc) and its parent organization, Validation Institute, host the annual Healthcare Innovation Congress (thINc360) and the inaugural Food as Medicine Strategy Summit, in Washington, DC May 29-31.
These events are co-located at The Westin, Washington, D.C. Downtown. By registering for one conference, you can attend sessions at both events at no additional cost.
These events bring together health plans, hospitals and health systems, employers, TPAs, brokers, pharma, start-ups, and investors. Check out the agendas and register today.
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LEARN MORE AND REGISTER:
National Alliance members receive a $200 discount off existing rates. Use the promo code: ALLIANCE.
Hurry! Prices increase March 22!
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GET TO KNOW NATIONAL ALLIANCE AFFILIATES
All Logos are Clickable!
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Contact: Delia Nowak
Director, Health Care Marketing and Events
Phone: (617) 669-5764
Health and Benefit Solutions
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5 Ways to Manage the Cost of Healthcare |
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About 28% of consumers Fidelity surveyed said they had financial difficulty paying bills related to health care. But there are everyday actions to help them better manage healthcare costs.
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Contact: Scott Vold
Chief Commercial Officer
Containing dialysis costs and preventing chronic kidney disease risks
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Understanding Dialysis: A Lifeline for Failing Kidneys |
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Dialysis is a vital treatment for kidney failure. Despite its challenges, it significantly impacts patients' lives, requiring comprehensive care. Nonetheless, it has helped millions live longer, healthier lives.
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Contact: Abbey Yvon
VP, Marketing
A Better Self-Funded Health Plan
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How Centivo Helped One Company Save $5 Million in One Year |
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Nebraska Furniture Mart (NFM) managed to save $5 million in health plan costs in 2022 alone. After NFM partnered with Centivo, a health plan provider for self-funded employers, the company moved away from the traditional care model for its 5,000 employees. Instead, it focused on curating a network of healthcare providers that had shown evidence of having the best health outcomes at the best prices. Read the full feel-good story.
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Sign up for a 20-minute virtual lunch-and-learn today! |
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Phone: (888) 488-0704
Fertility and Family Building Benefits
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Understanding Cycle-Based and Dollar Cap Fertility Benefits |
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Fertility benefits generally have two different models for managing care: Cycle-based and dollar cap. The differences between these models can impact coverage, outcomes, and member experience throughout a family building journey.
Read Progyny's new blog to learn what these differences look like from the patient perspective and how to provide a supported member experience.
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Contact: Annie Tse
VP, Advisory Practice Lead for Wellbeing Strategy
Customized wellbeing, coaching, disease prevention, and disease self-management solutions
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The Employer Role in Employee Wellbeing |
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Listen in as WellSpark’s President, Andi Campbell, and Luis Pérez, LCSW, president and CEO of Mental Health Connecticut, Inc. discuss the employer's changing role in employee wellbeing and the benefit to employers who shift their focus to whole-person health.
Click on the image to hear the conversation.
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Contact: Emily Nichols
Marketing & Events Specialist
Chronic condition prevention and management coaching
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Examining the Evidence: Effectiveness of Lark's Digital Health Solutions |
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The demand for accessible, scalable, and effective health solutions is growing. Though there are many digital health platforms on the market, there is a lack of evidence about their reach, engagement, and both clinical and cost-savings outcomes.
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Contact: Marissa Pittard
Senior Director, New Market Development
Phone: (404) 376-8885
Mental Health Care for All
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Recorded Webinar: A New Solution for the Youth Mental Health Crisis
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Big Health convened a digital roundtable to discuss the adolescent mental health crisis and the need to expand access to care. The webinar addresses:
- The drivers and impact of the youth mental health crisis
- The power of technology to increase access to care
- How to create a diverse benefits offering for the whole family
- Emerging evidence-based care modalities
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Click on the image to view the webinar. |
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ADDITIONAL AFFILIATE MEMBERS
All Logos are Clickable!
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Contact: Anthony Masotto
Vice President, Pharmacy
Phone: (949) 246-7094
Transparent Pharmacy Benefits Management
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Contact: Mike Cook
Senior Regional Director
Phone: (612) 232-6062
A new healthcare model for
health plans and employers
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Contact: James Froschmayer
Director of Strategic Partnerships
Improving Employee Health, Identifying Waste, Reducing Spend
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Contact: Francesca Conde
Chief Commercial Officer
Phone: (802) 649-4077
Unlocking Metabolic Weight Loss
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Contact: Carolyn DiVine
Global Head of Communications & Policy
Improving Health and Happiness
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Contact: Krysta Chapman
Marketing Director
Affordable Step-Therapy Fertility at Home
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Contact: Lea Spagarino
VP Business Development
Phone: (619) 481-1136
Simplify and Control Healthcare Costs
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Contact: Alex Trimble
Events Marketing Manger
Phone: (650) 731-7547
Science-based Mindfulness
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Contact: Ashley Witz
Director of Event Marketing
Phone: (702) 546-9788
Focused Exclusively on Heart Health
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Contact: Linda Craib
CEO
Engaging and Empowering Parents
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Contact: Heidi Anderson
President & CEO
Global Sleep Health Leader
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Contact: Kim Dever
Director of Business Development
Whole person health solutions for employers, health plans, and government
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Contact: Trent Orr
Vice President, Sales
Healthcare Designed for Body and Mind
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Contact: Matt Hodes
VP of Sales
Elevating the Standard of Women's Healthcare
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Contact: Cheryl Jacobs
Director of Marketing and Corporate Comms
Phone: (312) 224-7219
Cultivating Better Health
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Contact: Mary Seery
Chief Growth Officer
Phone: (708) 769-6578
Personalizing Drug Therapies
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