How Employers Can Achieve a Fair Price in Hospital Negotiations
Dr. Karen van Caulil, President and CEO of the Florida Alliance for Healthcare Value, and Mike Thompson, President and CEO of the National Alliance of Healthcare Purchaser Coalitions, shared strategies that self-funded employers can implement to achieve lower prices in hospital negotiations in a recent article in HealthPayerIntelligence.
December 2022 E-Newsletter
2022 was a very busy, productive, and impactful year at the Florida Alliance. This year we tackled key issues like mental health and substance use chronic disease management, transparency, the cost of drugs and medical care, patient safety, and evidence-based best practices. The December issue of our newsletter includes information on our 30th Annual Conference […]
Press Release – 2022 Florida Top Hospitals and ASCs
The Leapfrog Group announced today 14 hospitals in Florida have been named to its 2022 national list of Top Hospitals and 4 Florida ASCs have been named to the 2022 Top Ambulatory Surgery Centers.
Press Release – Leapfrog Hospital Safety Grades, Fall 2022
The Leapfrog Group, a national nonprofit representing hundreds of the nation’s most influential employers and purchasers of health care, driven in Florida by the Florida Alliance for Healthcare Value, has announced the fall 2022 Leapfrog Hospital Safety Grades.
Press Release – Miami-Dade County Public Schools Honored for Healthcare Strategy Innovation
The National Alliance of Healthcare Purchaser Coalitions awarded Miami-Dade County Public Schools the 2022 Employer/Purchaser Excellence Award during their 2022 Annual Forum on November 8, 2022.
Redesigning Benefits, Value-Based Agreements With Better Care in Mind
The quest to deliver better cancer care–with better outcomes and patient experience–is not a one-size-fits-all journey, as seen in panels during the Community Oncology Alliance (COA) Payer Exchange Summit, held in Tyson’s Corner, Virginia.
Press Release – Embold Health Announces Partnership with ICUBA to Improve Healthcare for its Members
Embold Health, a Florida Alliance affiliate member, announced a partnership with Florida Alliance employer member The Independent Colleges and Universities Benefits Association, Inc. (“ICUBA”) to provide its members with insights into physician performance and improve the quality of healthcare for their entire community.
Employer Group Touts “Playbook,” Data to Broker Hospital Prices
The National Alliance of Healthcare Purchaser Coalition’s “playbook” will help employers use hospital price and quality transparency data from Sage Transparency, a free online service that displays data from a variety of sources on hospital prices and quality.
Press Release – Florida Alliance for Healthcare Value Announces the “Dr. Jack Mahoney Healthcare Hero” Awardee
On August 30, 2022, Kimberly Ramos, Director of Benefits at The Mosaic Company, and Florida Alliance Board Member presented Tommy Inzina, CEO of BayCare Health System, Inc., with the “Dr. Jack Mahoney Healthcare Hero Award” for his leadership in establishing Tampa Bay Thrives.
Press Release – Florida Alliance for Healthcare Value’s 27th Annual “Best of the Best” Event Taking Place at Health Benefits Nation
The Florida Alliance for Healthcare Value, Florida’s business coalition on health, is holding it’s 27th Annual “Best of the Best” in person on Wednesday, September 14, 2022, as part of Validation Institute’s Health Benefits Nation Conference.
