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The Alliance^® is a cooperative of employers moving health care forward by controlling costs, improving quality, and engaging individuals in their health. The Alliance stands out among the rest as a solution for employers that self-fund their health benefit plan. Read what makes us different from other solutions. how can we help you? Find a Physician or Health Care Location Find Information on Your Claims or Benefits Improve Your Health and Wellness Get Answers to Your Questions Find Cost and Quality Information the member advantage Benefits of Joining How to Join Our Members Resources Just for Members answers for providers Benefits of Being in the Network How to Become a Network Provider Update Your Provider Directory Listing Who to Contact resources for agents Agent and Consultant Briefing About The Alliance Network For More Information	what's new New Definition of Full-time Getting Attention Full time is defined as 30 hours under the Affordable Care Act, but some members of Congress have introduced legislation to change that to 40 hours. How does this new definition impact benefit plans? Read Melissa Duffy's blog post here. The Leapfrog Group Updates Hospital Letter Grades Out of the 25 hospitals graded within The Alliance network, nine received an "A." See what grade your local hospitals received in the latest update of The Hospital Safety Score. New Blog Post: My Personal Wish List in Support of WIPHL Teri Van Tassel: "All of us have been impacted by challenges with not only alcohol, depression and drugs but with the impacts of tobacco and obesity as well." Read Teri's blog entry about the Wisconsin Initiative to Promote Healthy Lifestyles. Annual Seminar Executive Summary Now Available Read the executive summary and access other event handouts on our Past Events page. Also, check out Choosing Wisely Guides for Consumers in our Members section. Read the May Alliance News This month: Everyone has a role to play in curbing health care overuse; The Alliance launches a new blog; the Annual Benefits Survey has been released to members; more news. Read The Alliance News here. Apply for a Job at The Alliance View our open positions: Business Development & Provider Relations Administrative Assistant (Part-Time) and Provider Relations Manager. Tweets by @thealliance ¿Tiene preguntas? Llame al 800.223.4139 ó al 608.276.6630 y presione 1 Usted será conectado con un representante del servicio al cliente de Alliance quien lo pondrá en contacto con un traductor en tiempo real.	Infographic: Nine hospitals in The Alliance network received an "A" grade. Learn how to compare scores. The QualityCounts^® reports help consumers understand the cost and quality of health care.