"As a member of the Tri-State Health Care Coalition our company has received significant financial benefits through group purchasing efforts in TPA services, prescription drugs, provider contracting and by providing a united employer voice to healthcare providers. Beyond the financial benefit the coalition serves as a resource for healthcare information, provides customer service by assisting with issues that arise with vendor/providers, leads projects that I would not have time to do in my day to day responsibilities, and helps keep us abreast of changes in the healthcare industry.
As a founding member of the coalition we have found it to be a wise investment for our business."

Jim Rubottom
Vice President Human Resources
The Knapheide Manufacturing Company

Membership Benefits

Member support services

Bi-monthly membership meetings with updates on local health care issues and speakers on topics of specific interest (recent examples include presentations on Disease Management, HIPAA, consumer-driven healthcare, pharmacy cost management)
Networking with other human resources and benefits professionals
Legislative education on important issues such as managed care regulation and physician anti-trust exemption
Periodic benefit plan comparisons for benchmarking your plan against other area employers'

Health Education

Health promotion material available in every newsletter
"Healthy at Heart" Disease Management Program, a 12-month program designed to help employers more efficiently and effectively manage overall Cardiovascular risk in the employee population.
Ask Me 3 Educational Materials, Tool and Resources. Ask Me 3 is a program to promote awareness and solutions around the issue of low health literacy and its effect on health outcomes. It is designed to enhance communication between providers and patients.
Periodic seminars on topics such as health services demand management, health care consumer empowerment, structuring effective employee health programs
Discounted pricing on self-care manuals and materials for distribution to employees

Data Collection and Analysis

Aggregate data comparing hospital utilization, cost and quality.

Quality Improvement

Bridges to Excellence (BTE) - program developed by employers, physicians, health care services researchers and other industry experts to create significant leaps in the quality of care by recognizing and rewarding health care providers who demonstrate that they have implemented comprehensive solutions in the management of patients and deliver safe, timely, effective efficient, equitable and patient-centered care.

Competitively priced health care products and services

Wide range of preferred products and services:

HealthLink Open Access III and PPO Networks
Pharmacy Benefit Management
Dental Plans
Vision Plans
Employee Assistance Program

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