Improving health care by inspiring a balanced exchange of evidence, experience, and perspectives.

About Us

The Alliance for Health Policy is a nonpartisan, nonprofit organization dedicated to helping policymakers and the public better understand health policy, the root of the nation’s health care issues, and the trade-offs posed by various proposals for change.

We believe a better health care system begins with a balanced exchange of evidence, experience, and multiple perspectives.

Signature Series

Courageous Conversations. Innovative Events.

The annual Signature Series addresses challenging issues in health policy by convening cross-sector dialogue with experts in both policy and practice. Together, we critically examine and identify what’s at stake, as well as key areas of opportunity.

This year’s theme focuses on the transformative power of Artificial Intelligence (AI) in health care and health policy.

 

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The Alliance serves as a trusted resource, empowering current and future health policy leaders to improve the nation’s health care system by advancing their understanding of the issues that matter and by convening them in solutions-focused conversations.

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February 1, 2024

Event Description This roundtable featured former journalists and health care professionals to explore the current value-based care landscape, highlight anticipated policy discussions for the coming year, and identified key considerations for reporters and media experts. Learning Goals This event was made possible with support from the National Institute for Health Care Management (NIHCM).

January 24, 2024

This event featured an analysis of potential health policy priorities at both state and federal levels for this upcoming election year, and provided a review of major legislative milestones from 2023 and their potential implications for 2024.

November 15, 2023

Thank you to those who were able to join us for our 2023 Annual Dinner. The evening was a time to network, connect and learn at the speed of trust about the road ahead.

October 18, 2023

Event Description Domestic violence, also known as intimate partner violence (IPV), is a prevalent public health issue. 1 in 4 women and 1 in 10 men have experienced severe domestic violence, and research shows that domestic violence rates rose during the COVID-19 pandemic. Experiencing domestic violence can have a profound...

November 1, 2023

Event Description A robust health care workforce is key to achieving a person-first health system. However, an increasing level of burnout among providers and growing concerns around projected labor shortages present new challenges to building and maintaining a diverse and resilient workforce. This in-person event provided federal policymakers with a...

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Policymakers

Members of Congress, Congressional and agency staff, federal, state, and local legislators.

Health Care Stakeholders

Industry stakeholders, practitioners and providers, patient advocates, community organizations, academics.

Media

Members of the press, journalists, public relations professionals.

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The Alliance takes a “listening first'' approach, gathering insights from the health policy community and health care stakeholders to clarify and synthesize current issues and create a forum for dialogue to advance the conversation for improving health and health care in the United States.

In the Spotlight

A health insurance program for aged persons designed to complement the retirement, survivors, and disability insurance benefits under Title II of the Social Security Act. It covers most persons aged 65 and over.

Health care costs can be defined in three ways: 1) the expense incurred by providers in the delivery of health care services 2) the amount that is paid for services rendered by private and public payers; and 3) out-of-pocket patient spending for health care services.

Medicaid provides health coverage to millions of Americans, including eligible low-income adults, children, pregnant women, elderly adults and people with disabilities.The Children’s Health Insurance Program (CHIP) provides health coverage to eligible children, through both Medicaid and separate CHIP programs. CHIP is administered by states, according to federal requirements. Both programs are funded jointly by states and the federal government.

Featured Resource

Health Policy Handbook

An introduction to the health policy and health care ecosystem

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Alliance hallmark programming set to explore AI in Health

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Washington, D.C. — The Alliance for Health Policy is pleased to announce the theme of its eighth annual Signature Series, beginning in April 2024, that will address the transformative power of Artificial Intelligence (AI) in both health care and health policy. The Signature Series is the Alliance’s annual hallmark programming that seeks […]

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE January 29, 2024, Washington D.C. – The Alliance for Health Policy Board of Directors announced today that after a national search led by Korn Ferry, they have selected Claire Sheahan as the new President and CEO of the organization. “The Alliance was  founded 30 years ago to...

On Wednesday, November 1, the Alliance for Health Policy hosted a public congressional briefing as the final event in the 2023 Signature Series. The briefing, “The Role of the U.S. Health Care Workforce in Achieving a Person-Centered Health System,” covered the current state of the health care workforce, identified key...

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE November 21, 2023, Washington, D.C. – The Alliance for Health Policy received a $2,000,000 grant from the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation to launch a new body of work dedicated to bipartisan learning opportunities focused on health coverage policy in America. This funding will support a new chapter...

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Our Vision for the Future

To improve health and health care by fostering a balanced exchange of evidence, experience, and multiple perspectives.