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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.

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.

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.

The Consolidated Appropriations Act of 2021 raises the bar for employer-sponsored health plans to pay fair prices for services provided. The law, along with the transparency in coverage rule issued in November 2020, means employers won’t have any excuses for not knowing whether they’re paying reasonable prices.

The National Alliance of Healthcare Purchasers announced its slate of new officers at its 2022 Leadership Summits held June 27-28 in Detroit.

Health insurers and employers are pushing back against requests to increase hospital prices by as much as 15%.

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 spring 2022 Leapfrog Hospital Safety Grades.

The Leapfrog Group announced today 27 hospitals in Florida have been named to its 2021 national list of Top Hospitals. The elite award is one of the most competitive honors American hospitals can receive in safety and quality.

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 2021 Leapfrog Hospital Safety Grades.

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 spring 2021 Leapfrog Hospital Safety Grades.

The Leapfrog Group, a national watchdog organization of employers and other purchasers focused on health care safety and quality, today released its 2021 Maternity Care Report, which measures hospital performance against best practices across three high-risk areas of maternity care: cesarean sections, episiotomies, and early elective deliveries. The report is based on results of the 2020 Leapfrog Hospital Survey, the flagship initiative of The Leapfrog Group. It is the only source of data on these measures that is publicly reported nationally, by hospital.

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 2020 Leapfrog Hospital Safety Grades.

The Leapfrog Group, an independent national watchdog organization of employers and other purchasers focused on health care safety and quality, has announced two prestigious awards: the annual Top Hospital Award, the Nation’s most elite recognition for hospital excellence, and a new national award honoring pandemic heroes.