Membership

Employer Membership status is offered to Indiana Employers looking to make a positive difference in the value they receive for their healthcare expenditures. The Forum is looking for like minded Employers who are ready to actively engage and collaborate with other Employers to solve issues in healthcare and provide input at Employer-Only meetings.

Benefits of being an Employer Member:

1. Support from Forum staff to align payment with high value medical and pharmacy services.
   • EFI will help your organization fairly measure hospital, provider, and health plan performance.
   • Custom reports from Sage Transparency, showing relevant data at hospitals near your organization.
2. Networking opportunities with other healthcare stakeholders at Forum All-Stakeholder meetings and networking events.
   • While networking is encouraged, no sales/marketing is permitted.
3. Attendance for your organization and a guest at quarterly All-Stakeholder Meetings (typically 70-90 attendees) covering bleeding edge healthcare discussions impacting the Indiana market and beyond.
   • Learn about strategies and Forum initiatives to address healthcare affordability, price transparency, quality transparency, specialty pharmacy, medication management, public health, policy, and more.
4. Free registration at the Forum’s National Hospital Price Transparency Conference.
5. Ability to serve on select Forum committees and work groups.
6. Ability to serve on the Forum’s Executive Committee and attend Employer-Only meetings.
7. Provide guidance on the future direction of Forum educational topics and initiatives.
   • Identify technologies, programs, and services that improve healthcare.
8. Access Forum Resources
   • Receive the Forum’s monthly newsletter and suggest content for the newsletter.
   • Notification of new resources available on the Forum’s robust website and updates to Sage Transparency.
9. Preferential sponsorship opportunities within the Forum’s conferences and communications.
   • Opportunity for paid advertising space in the Employers’ Voice newsletter.
   • Opportunity for sponsorship at the National Hospital Price Transparency Conference.

Our Stakeholder Membership is available to healthcare organizations who serve Indiana and employers with interests in Indiana. Stakeholder members are key players in our mission to improve the quality and value of health care for employers, and we’re strengthened by your voice in the Forum.

Benefits of being a Stakeholder Member:

1. Support from Forum staff to align payment with high value medical and pharmacy services.
   • EFI will help your organization fairly measure hospital, provider, and health plan performance.
2. Networking opportunities with other healthcare stakeholders at Forum All-Stakeholder meetings and networking events.
   • While networking is encouraged, no sales/marketing is permitted.
3. Attendance for your organization and a guest at quarterly All-Stakeholder Meetings (typically 70-90 attendees) covering bleeding edge healthcare discussions impacting the Indiana market and beyond.
   • Learn about strategies and Forum initiatives to address healthcare affordability, price transparency, quality transparency, specialty pharmacy, medication management, public health, policy, and more.
4. Free registration at the Forum’s National Hospital Price Transparency Conference.
5. Ability to serve on select Forum committees and work groups.
6. Provide guidance on the future direction of Forum educational topics and initiatives.
   • Identify technologies, programs, and services that improve healthcare.
7. Access Forum Resources.
   • Receive the Forum’s monthly newsletter and suggest content for the newsletter.
   • Notification of new resources available on the Forum’s robust website and updates to Sage Transparency.
8. Preferential sponsorship opportunities within the Forum’s conferences and communications.
   • Opportunity for paid advertising space in the Employers’ Voice newsletter.
   • Opportunity for sponsorship at the National Hospital Price Transparency Conference.

Affiliate memberships are offered to select organizations upon request. These organizations wish to learn about the Indiana healthcare marketplace but are not a primary healthcare stakeholder in Indiana. Affiliate organizations will not have the opportunity to influence Forum strategy, meeting agendas, or participate in Forum initiatives; however, they are welcome to attend All-Stakeholder Meetings. No promotion of products or services are permitted.

Benefits of being an Affiliate Member:

1. Engage in networking opportunities with other healthcare stakeholders at Forum all-stakeholder meetings and networking events.
   • While networking is encouraged, no sales/marketing is permitted.
2. Attend quarterly All-Stakeholder Meetings (typically 70-90 attendees) covering bleeding edge healthcare discussions impacting the Indiana market and beyond.
   • Learn about strategies and Forum initiatives to address healthcare affordability, price transparency, quality transparency, specialty pharmacy, medication management, public health, and policy.
   • Participate in all-stakeholder meeting discussions, as open discussion among all stakeholders is encouraged.
   • One person per Affiliate Member organization is permitted to attend each meeting.
   • Not permitted to invite guests to meetings.
3. Attend annual National Conference hosted by the Forum at no additional charge.
4. Access Forum Resources.
5. Suggested content for the newsletter will be considered.
6. Preferential sponsorship opportunities within the Forum’s conferences and communications.
   • Opportunity for paid advertising space in the Employers’ Voice newsletter.
   • Opportunity for sponsorship at the National Hospital Price Transparency Conference.