Weekly Bulletins – February 2023

February 24, 2023 – Welcome Affiliates EmsanaRx and Vida; Membership renewal thank you to J&J, Pfizer, and Progyny; Registration reminder for Annual Meeting; Announcement of Annual Conference Speaker, Dr. Christine Hale; National Alliance Health Policy in Transit brief Proposed PBM Reform Legislation Falls Short; Session 6 Mental Health/Substance Use ELC follow-up; Center for Workplace Mental Health Working Well Toolkit; Pear Therapeutics webinar Improve Patient’s Recovery Outcomes with Prescription Digital Therapeutics; New screening guidelines for colon cancer; Question from City of Orlando to employers about new hire waiting period to join health plan

February 17, 2023 – Request to participate in 2023 Voice of the Purchaser Survey on Mental/Behavioral Health; Reminder about Session 6 of Mental Health/Substance Use ELC; Invite to Mental Health America webinar on national certification program; Invite to Immune Fitness & Vaccination: Overcoming Misinformation with resource; Follow-up from Pharmacogenomics (PGx) webinar and MBGH action steps for employers; Date correction for Wellbeing 2023 and Beyond webinar

February 10, 2023 – ERIC letter urging Congress to vote to enhance prescription drug competition and affordability; Reminder about National Alliance webinar Implicit Bias and Using Data to Overcome It; Reminder about Session 6 of Mental Health/Substance Use ELC; Center for Workplace Mental Health Depression Calculator Tool; Total Cost Savings Tool from Alliance for Addiction Payment Reform; Summary of what employers need to know about the end of COVID emergency declaration; Invitation to Wellbeing 2023 and Beyond webinar; CPR recording of Will Healthcare be More Affordable in 5 Year? webinar; Request for marketing materials about Humira’s Amjevita

February 3, 2023 – Annual Conference speaker announcement – Dr. Scott Conard; Invitation to participate in RAND 5.0 study; National Alliance webinar Implicit Bias and Using Data to Overcome It; February Health Observances – National Cancer Prevention Month/American Heart Month; Leapfrog 2022 report on employer satisfaction with their health plans