Organization: GREATER PHILADELPHIA BUSINESS COALITION ON HEALTH
Mission: GPBCH EDUCATES AND REPRESENTS EMPLOYERS BY WORKING WITH HEALTH PLANS, HEALTHCARE PROVIDERS, AND SYSTEM STAKEHOLDERS TO IMPROVE THE VALUE OF HEALTH BENEFITS SPENDING
Activities: THE COALITION SEEKS TO IMPROVE THE VALUE OF HEALTH BENEFIT SPENDING FOR ITS EMPLOYER MEMBERS BY IMPROVING HEALTHCARE QUALITY AND SAFETY AND REDUCING HEALTHCARE COSTS. CURRENTLY THE COALITION HAS 51 EMPLOYER MEMBERS, REPRESENTING 750,000 COVERED LIVES IN THE GREATER PHILADELPHIA REGION, AND MORE THAN 1.5 MILLION LIVES NATIONALLY. THE COALITION ALSO HAS 49 AFFILIATE MEMBERS - HEALTH PLANS, BENEFIT CONSULTANTS, PROVIDERS, PHARMACEUTICAL MANUFACTURERS AND OTHER ORGANIZATIONS WITH AN INTEREST IN SUPPORTING OUR MISSION. THE COALITION EDUCATES ITS MEMBERS ABOUT BEST PRACTICES FOR IMPROVING EMPLOYEE HEALTH AND THE VALUE OF HEALTH BENEFITS SPENDING THROUGH SEMINARS, WEBINARS AND A MONTHLY NEWSLETTER. MEMBERS ARE ENCOURAGED TO PARTICIPATE IN PLANNING AND IMPLEMENTING PROJECTS THROUGH JOINING ONE OF OUR THREE MEMBER INTEREST GROUPS - EMPLOYEE HEALTH & WELL-BEING, TRANSPARENCY, AND BENEFIT STRATEGY AND INNOVATION. MAJOR PROJECTS BEING CONDUCTED BY THE COALITION INCLUDE ASSISTING EMPLOYERS IN IMPLEMENTING THE CDC'S NATIONAL DIABETES PREVENTION PROGRAM AND OTHER OBESITY-MANAGEMENT STRATEGIES; SERVING AS THE REGIONAL LEADER FOR THE LEAPFROG GROUP'S HOSPITAL SURVEY ON SAFETY AND QUALITY OF CARE; DEVELOPING RECOMMENDATIONS TO IMPROVE BENEFIT DESIGN FOR MANAGING DIABETES CARE AND SPECIALTY DRUG UTILIZATION; AND PROMOTING HEALTHY EATING AND PHYSICAL ACTIVITY THROUGH A VARIETY OF CONSUMER AND EMPLOYER ENGAGEMENT STRATEGIES.
NTEE category: Mutual & Membership Benefit
Secondary category: Health Care