Health Policy
The goal of The Alliance's health policy function is to:
- Provide timely and objective information to members,
- Become a resource to public policy makers, and
- Take action on issues that are likely to impact Alliance members and that are consistent with our mission.
Our health policy platform is focused on the following areas:
- Promoting health care quality transparency.
- Aligning incentives to promote greater value.
- Providing tools and support for individuals to become "informed health care consumers".
- Improving the health care marketplace.
Read our 
Health Policy Platform.
Health Policy Alerts
Read recent communication from The Alliance on health policy issues that impact the cooperative.
Update on Self-Funded Data Reporting Legislation
The Wisconsin State Senate approved Senate Bill 487. We expect the bill to pass the Assembly and be signed into law by Governor Walker in the following weeks.
Self-Funded Data Reporting Bill on the Fast Track, Amendment Offered to Address Employers' Concerns
Two bills were introduced in the legislature that would require self-funded plans to report specific data on enrollees. In response to concerns from The Alliance, DHS crafted an amendment.
Provide Input and Contact Your Legislator
Proposed legislation would require self-insured health plans and their TPAs to provide enrollee coverage information to the state of Wisconsin. Also, The Alliance opposes dental contract legislation that is making its way toward becoming law.
Law Passed on Tax Treatment of Adult Dependents
Senate Bill 203, authored by Senator Van Wanggaard and Representative Pat Strachota with the help of The Alliance, was signed into law by Governor Scott Walker as 2011 Wisconsin Act 49 on Friday, November 4, 2011.
- Read more about how this affects employers preparing 2011 W-2s for employees with adult dependents.