August 28, 2025 – Last call: Mental Health Parity Compliance Analysis Progress Survey; Employer Speaker needed for upcoming webinar on biosimilars; Employer Member Benefit: National Alliance: Annual Forum – free registration for 10 Employer Members; Value-Based Purchasing of Healthcare course; Stephanie Koch spoke at HR Florida 47th Annual Conference and Expo: Taking Control of Employer Healthcare Plans; Business Group on Health Survey: 9% healthcare cost increase for 2026; CVS holds off adding Gilead’s new HIV prevention shot to drug coverage lists – NBC News article
August 21, 2025 – Action Item: Respond to Mental Health Parity Compliance Analysis Progress survey; Reserve spot for High-Cost Claims Workshop; Employer Member Benefit: National Alliance Annual Forum – 10 free registrations for Employers; Florida ranked 39th overall in the Commonwealth Fund’s 2025 State Health System Performance Scorecard; IBI research: Economic impact of early disease detection; What you need to know about the cancer-fighting HPV vaccine – CNN article
August 14, 2025 – New speaker confirmed for “Best of the Best;” Action Item: Please let us know the status of your Mental Health Parity Compliance Analysis progress; Mental Health Employer Learning Collaborative Follow Up: TOP Match is now integrated into Talkspace’s platform; Breast Cancer Awareness Employer Toolkit from the American Cancer Society; Health Rosetta’s Blueprint for Transforming Healthcare with Dave Chase – podcast; Affiliate Member Johnson & Johnson Transparency Report Brief: The 340B Program: Missing the Mark for Patients; VP Ashley Tait-Dinger appointed to the Partnership for Quality Management’s Endorsement and Maintenance Primary Prevention Committee; The Business of Benefits Podcast: $24 Million Saved: How Stephanie Koch Took Control of her Company’s Healthcare Spend; Community Oncology Alliance Payer Exchange Summit – Monday, 9/8/25; High-Deductible Health Plan Changed article – Willis Towers Watson (WTW)
August 7, 2025 – Mental Health Parity Compliance update and upcoming webinar; New Wellness Session Added! 30th Annual “Best of the Best;” Learn more about the Pulse of the Purchaser Research Institute – webinar; Employer Member Benefit: Benefits Committee Information; PBMI Annual National Conference; National Alliance Health Policy Update; The Leapfrog Group achieves 2025 Candid Platinum Seal of Transparency; Planning Ahead: October National Health Observances; Employer Member Benefit: Ethos Benefits – Fiduciary Liability is Real – webinar