# The Alliance: Self\-Funding Smart > The Alliance helps self\-funded employers control costs and uncover savings while improving access to high\-value care for employees and their families\. Generated by Yoast SEO v28.7, this is an llms.txt file, meant for consumption by LLMs. ## Pages - [Catalyst for Change](https://zippy-credit.flywheelstaging.com/catalyst-for-change/) - [Smarter Care Advisor](https://zippy-credit.flywheelstaging.com/smarter-care-advisor/) - [On Wisconsin Healthcare](https://zippy-credit.flywheelstaging.com/on-wisconsin-healthcare/) - [Events](https://zippy-credit.flywheelstaging.com/events/) - [Our Team](https://zippy-credit.flywheelstaging.com/about/people/) ## Posts - [Beyond Standard Cost Cutting: How Employers Can Change Healthcare Decisions](https://zippy-credit.flywheelstaging.com/blog/beyond-standard-cost-cutting-how-employers-can-change-healthcare-decisions/) - [What if There Was a Simpler Way to Reduce Your Healthcare Costs?](https://zippy-credit.flywheelstaging.com/blog/what-if-there-was-a-simpler-way-to-reduce-your-healthcare-costs/) - [What Self\-Funded Employers Should Ask About Their Provider Network](https://zippy-credit.flywheelstaging.com/blog/what-self-funded-employers-should-ask-about-their-provider-network/) - [What High\-Value Healthcare Actually Means and How to Build it into Your Benefit Plan](https://zippy-credit.flywheelstaging.com/blog/what-high-value-healthcare-actually-means-and-how-to-build-it-into-your-benefit-plan/) - [Why Employees Skip Medical Care and How Employers Can Fix It Through Better Benefit Plan Design](https://zippy-credit.flywheelstaging.com/blog/why-employees-skip-medical-care-and-how-employers-can-fix-it-through-better-benefit-plan-design/) ## Events - [WEBCAST: Why Employees Make Costly Healthcare Decisions](https://zippy-credit.flywheelstaging.com/event/webcast-why-employees-make-costly-healthcare-decisions-and-how-employers-can-change-behavior/): Keynote speaker Jonah Berger, Ph\.D\., bestselling author of The Catalyst, Magic Words, Contagious, Invisible Influence, and professor at The Wharton School, explores why behavior change is difficult and what employers can do to reduce the barriers that stand in the way\. - [Bend the Trend: Lower Healthcare Costs with Preventive Care](https://zippy-credit.flywheelstaging.com/event/bend-the-trend-lower-healthcare-costs-with-preventative-care/): What if your employees’ health today could lower your healthcare spend tomorrow? In this session, we’ll uncover the hidden costs of missed preventive screenings and show how even one small step, like promoting a single screening, can lead to measurable savings\. - [2026 Spring Symposium \| Catalyst for Change: Bending the Trend in Self\-Funded Healthcare](https://zippy-credit.flywheelstaging.com/event/2026-spring-symposium/): What if there was a simpler way to reduce your healthcare spend? Join us for our once\-a\-year, two\-day event to discover a simple, yet effective method for lowering the cost of healthcare\. - [The Mental Health Parity and Addiction Equity Act: What You Need to Know \- Part 1](https://zippy-credit.flywheelstaging.com/event/the-mental-health-parity-and-addiction-equity-act-what-you-need-to-know/): The Mental Health Parity and Addiction Equity Act \(MHPAEA\) has played a critical role in bridging the gap between mental health and medical benefits\. In this first session of a two\-part series, we will explain the MHPAEA and the challenges employers face in achieving true parity\. - [Bend the Trend: Lower Healthcare Costs through Benefit Plan Design](https://zippy-credit.flywheelstaging.com/event/bend-the-trend-lower-healthcare-costs-through-benefit-plan-design/): Could redesigning your benefits be the lever that puts you back in control of healthcare costs? In this session, we’ll reveal the true cost of sticking with the status quo and break down benefit strategies into easy\-to\-try steps\. ## Popups - [Example: Auto\-opening announcement popup](https://zippy-credit.flywheelstaging.com/?post_type=popup&p=44488) ## Popup Themes - [Floating Bar \- Soft Blue](https://zippy-credit.flywheelstaging.com/?post_type=popup_theme&p=44486) - [Content Only \- For use with page builders or block editor](https://zippy-credit.flywheelstaging.com/?post_type=popup_theme&p=44487) - [Default Theme](https://zippy-credit.flywheelstaging.com/?post_type=popup_theme&p=44480) - [Light Box](https://zippy-credit.flywheelstaging.com/?post_type=popup_theme&p=44481) - [Enterprise Blue](https://zippy-credit.flywheelstaging.com/?post_type=popup_theme&p=44482) ## Case Studies - [Reedsburg Area Medical Center: Strengthening Rural Health by Keeping Care Close to Home](https://zippy-credit.flywheelstaging.com/case-studies/reedsburg-area-medical-center-strengthening-rural-health-by-keeping-care-close-to-home/) - [Drew Leatherberry: Transforming Benefit Plans for Wisconsin Employers](https://zippy-credit.flywheelstaging.com/case-studies/drew-leatherberry-transforming-benefit-plans-for-wisconsin-employers/) - [Gamber\-Johnson: Redefining Employee Health Benefits Through Self\-Funding](https://zippy-credit.flywheelstaging.com/case-studies/gamber-johnson-redefining-employee-health-benefits-through-self-funding/) - [The WHIO: Improving Health Care in Wisconsin with Award\-Worthy Work](https://zippy-credit.flywheelstaging.com/case-studies/the-whio-improving-health-care-in-wisconsin-with-award-worthy-work/) - [Walker Forge: Transforming Health Care for their Employees and Their Bottom Line](https://zippy-credit.flywheelstaging.com/case-studies/walker-forge-transforming-health-care-for-their-employees-and-their-bottom-line/) ## News - [The Alliance Partners with Consumer Behavior Expert Dr\. Jonah Berger on Multi\-Year Healthcare Research Initiative](https://zippy-credit.flywheelstaging.com/news/the-alliance-partners-with-consumer-behavior-expert-dr-jonah-berger-on-multi-year-healthcare-research-initiative/) - [The Alliance and QUEST Counseling encourage employers to focus on prevention during Mental Health Awareness Month](https://zippy-credit.flywheelstaging.com/news/the-alliance-and-quest-counseling-encourage-employers-to-focus-on-prevention-during-mental-health-awareness-month/) - [Sauk Prairie Healthcare receives Healthcare Transformation Award for innovation, collaboration](https://zippy-credit.flywheelstaging.com/news/sauk-prairie-healthcare-receives-healthcare-transformation-award-for-innovation-collaboration/) - [Kwik Trip receives Healthcare Transformation Award for innovative efforts to care for coworkers](https://zippy-credit.flywheelstaging.com/news/kwik-trip-receives-healthcare-transformation-award-for-innovative-efforts-to-care-for-coworkers/) - [Best\-selling Author Jonah Berger to Keynote Event on Healthcare Affordability in Madison](https://zippy-credit.flywheelstaging.com/news/best-selling-author-jonah-berger-to-keynote-event-on-healthcare-affordability-in-madison/) ## Media Mentions - [The Alliance: Partners with consumer behavior expert Dr\. Jonah Berger on multi\-year healthcare research initiative](https://zippy-credit.flywheelstaging.com/media-mentions/the-alliance-partners-with-consumer-behavior-expert-dr-jonah-berger-on-multi-year-healthcare-research-initiative/) - [The Alliance partners on multi\-year health care research initiative](https://zippy-credit.flywheelstaging.com/media-mentions/the-alliance-partners-on-multi-year-health-care-research-initiative/) - [The Alliance, QUEST Counseling: Encourage employers to focus on prevention during Mental Health Awareness Month](https://zippy-credit.flywheelstaging.com/media-mentions/the-alliance-quest-counseling-encourage-employers-to-focus-on-prevention-during-mental-health-awareness-month/) - [The Alliance: Kwik Trip, Sauk Prairie Healthcare receive Healthcare Transformation Award](https://zippy-credit.flywheelstaging.com/media-mentions/the-alliance-kwik-trip-sauk-prairie-healthcare-receive-healthcare-transformation-award/) - [Kwik Trip, Sauk Prairie Healthcare named 2026 Healthcare Transformation Award](https://zippy-credit.flywheelstaging.com/media-mentions/kwik-trip-sauk-prairie-healthcare-named-2026-healthcare-transformation-award/) ## On Wisconsin Healthcare - [Direct Primary Care is growing in Wisconsin, and for good reason](https://zippy-credit.flywheelstaging.com/on-wisconsin-healthcare/direct-primary-care-a-complementary-path-forward/) - [Let’s stop pointing fingers and fix our healthcare problem together](https://zippy-credit.flywheelstaging.com/on-wisconsin-healthcare/lets-stop-pointing-fingers-and-fix-our-healthcare-problem-together/) - [Employers as Catalysts for Healthcare Reform](https://zippy-credit.flywheelstaging.com/on-wisconsin-healthcare/employers-as-catalysts-for-healthcare-reform/) - [Exact Sciences Shows What Disruptive Innovation Can Look Like in Healthcare](https://zippy-credit.flywheelstaging.com/on-wisconsin-healthcare/exact-sciences-shows-what-disruptive-innovation-can-look-like-in-healthcare/) ## Optional - [Sitemap index](https://the-alliance.org/sitemap_index.xml)