Welcome New MBGH Employer Members!

MBGH membership continues to grow! We are proud to welcome the following new employer members who have joined MBGH since May 1, 2024:

Alcon

Constellation Energy

Mauser Packaging Solutions

National Kidney Foundation of Illinois

Univar Solutions

MBGH is thankful for all of our members as we strive to advance leadership, collaboration and knowledge among employers and stakeholders.

Value of MBGH Membership

Employer Member Benefits

MBGH serves as a trusted source for employers and health benefit professionals who are seeking solutions to better manage the costs of benefits and the health and productivity of their covered populations.

Employer membership benefits include:

• Free registration to educational programs, webinars and employer-only roundtables on health benefits management topics, along with discounts on annual MBGH events and preferred rates at industry conferences
• Networking with other national and regional public/private health care purchasers
• Access to member-only purchasing services, through Midwest Health Purchasers Collaborative (MHPC)
• Exposure to national industry experts, researchers and thought-leaders in health benefits, health care and health policy
• Library of educational programs, speaker presentations and employer benchmarking surveys
• ...and much more!

Want to learn more? Click the links below or send an email to MBGH staff member Mark Pfleger at mpfleger@mbgh.org.

Upcoming MBGH Programs

Tomorrow!

Beyond Hospital Transparency:

Getting the Facts Straight

Monthly MBGH

Employer-Only Member Roundtable Series

July 11, 2024

Virtual Meeting

12:00 PM to 1:15 PM (CT)

Hospital prices are out of control, and we can’t rely on health systems and health plans to correct the course. Data indicates that for most hospitals a “fair price” for patients who are privately insured by employers is 140%–200% of what Medicare pays for the exact same procedures and services at the exact same facilities. Yet some hospitals charge more than 500% of Medicare prices! A fair price should allow for a reasonable markup from verifiable costs, yet hospital associations continue to support industry opacity rather than collaborating with employers and other plan sponsors to move from revenue focused to value alignment.

MBGH Employer Members: Attend Thursday's roundtable to gain a better understanding of how myths around hospital prices perpetuate this problem and what to do about them.

Midwest Health Purchasers Collaborative

Featured Partner: RxResults

Through Midwest Health Purchasers Collaborative (MHPC), MBGH members have access to a suite of health benefit services at reduced and competitive prices. This week's featured partner is RxResults.

RxResults provides evidence-based pharmacy risk management through their proven model of analysis, implementation, and measuring results. Evidence-based pharmacy risk management directly meets the challenge of ensuring access to medications proven safe and effective while providing cost control.