The Disease Management Purchasing Consortium (& Advisory Council) is by far the largest source of contracting assistance in disease and population management today:

• By dollar volume, Consortium member payors account for approximately 70% of all contracted or implemented outsourced disease and population management programs in place today; 

• 86 health plans plus 18 private and public sector employers/retirement systems, 2 unions, and 12 state Medicaid programs, covering 80,000,000 lives in total, belong as "full" members, for whom all services are offered, with the emphasis on representation in and assistance with disease and population management strategy and outsourcing. For a full listing of members, CLICK HERE

• 67 organizations with an interest in disease management - vendors, pharmaceutical companies, venture capital firms, regulatory and governmental bodies and trade associations, periodicals, consulting firms, academic medical centers, and executive recruiters—have joined as associate members, with the emphasis on education about the disease and population management industry and strategy. For a listing of Associate Members EXCLUDING vendors and venture capitalists (whose names are kept confidential)
  CLICK HERE. 

Executive Director Al Lewis has chaired two national disease management outsourcing conferences and spoken at more than a dozen, and was named "Best Speaker" in a Disease Management News reader survey; CLICK HERE   for a list of upcoming public and semi-public presentation engagements 

That same Disease Management News reader survey named the Consortium as the "most influential" organization in the industry, and noted: "The poll results also confirm that Lewis has become…‘the guru of disease management outsourcing.’ "  Al is also founder of the nonprofit Disease Management Association of America.

 

WHAT DO I DO NOW? 

IF YOU ARE A HEALTH PLAN OR SELF-INSURED EMPLOYER, CLICK HERE  for FULL MEMBERSHIP INFORMATION. 

If you are a VENDOR, CONSULTANT, PHARMACEUTICAL COMPANY or other organization interested in disease management CLICK HERE  for ASSOCIATE MEMBERSHIP INFORMATION…but please keep in mind that we do NOT represent vendors in contractual negotiations with Consortium members. If you are interested in that aspect of disease management we can recommend other consultants.

For a complete listing of all the Documents available at no charge to Members and standard Associate Members OR to order individual documents from the Document Library (including the industry’s most comprehensive vendor listing) CLICK HERE