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The National Alliance of Healthcare Purchaser Coalitions (National Alliance) is the only nonprofit, purchaser-aligned organization with a national and regional structure dedicated to driving health and healthcare value across the country. Its members represent private and public sector, nonprofit, and Taft-Hartley organizations, and more than 45 million Americans, spending over $400 billion annually on healthcare.

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Employer Survey Finds High-Cost Claims and Hospital Prices are Major Concern

MHE Staff

December 13th 2023

Rising healthcare costs impact their own organization’s competitiveness, said those who responded to the Pulse of the Purchaser survey by the National Alliance of Healthcare Purchaser Coalitions.

Gremminger Succeeding Thompson as Head of National Alliance of Healthcare Purchaser Coalitions

Peter Wehrwein, Managing Editor

November 1st 2023

Shawn Gremminger, M.P.P., has worked for a variety of healthcare organizations in legislative affairs and policy roles.

Employer Group to Hospitals: Your High Prices Aren't Justified and Here's Why

Peter Wehrwein, Managing Editor

September 20th 2023

The National Alliance of Healthcare Purchaser Coalitions issued a report today debunking what it says are 10 myths used by hospitals to justify the high prices they charge health plans sponsored by employers. The American Hospital Association responded with a statement that said report was a rehash of anti-hospital talking points.

Michael Thompson on Employer-PBM Relations and What It Will Take to Change Them

Peter Wehrwein, Managing Editor

September 12th 2023

Thompson, the president of the National Alliance of Healthcare Purchaser Coalitions, said if that 20% of the market changes way it deals with PBMs “it will change the market, it will change the conversation, it will change the practices of key players.”

Michael Thompson on Employers Taking a Much Harder Look at Their PBMs | 2023 PBMI Annual National Conference

September 11th 2023

Thompson, the president and CEO of the National Alliance of Healthcare Purchaser Coalitions, said rebates and pass through are just the “tip of the iceberg” of the misalignment between employers and PBMs that disadvantages employers.