About the WBCHC

Employers are increasingly under pressure due to the high cost of healthcare.  These costs strain businesses of all sizes and ripple through the community as benefits continue to decline and the number of uninsured continues to grow.  Here in Wichita, while we are blessed with a vibrant healthcare community, we are also experiencing these cost pressures.

Employers control a large portion of the healthcare dollar.  Increasingly employers are recognizing the need to take a more active role in the problem.  Here, as in many other communities all over the country, employers are leading the way through the development of community based coalitions who come together around the table to address regional healthcare concerns.

The goal of the Wichita Business Coalition on Health Care is to take action to reduce healthcare costs, increase quality and improve access.  The Coalition will leverage the involvement and collaboration of all the players: employers, physicians, insurance companies, hospitals and others involved in both the business and practice of medicine.

Strategic Priorities

The Business Coalition has been formed through the efforts of the founding organizations that have a vision for a collaborative vehicle to improve healthcare.  These organizations include regional employers, hospitals, physicians and other stakeholders. 

The Wichita Business Coalition on Health Care will focus on the following priorities:

  • Framework for common understanding and improvement – developing common understanding and common language among the members of the Coalition

  • Utilization – understanding and addressing regional variations and implications for cost, quality and value

  • Transparency – understanding the basis and drivers of both cost and quality

  • Disease Management/Risk Identification – understanding and addressing specific health issues among employees, including wellness, prevention, early identification, and chronic disease management.

  • Value-Based Benefit Design and Purchasing – increasing accountability better aligning incentives for each component of the health system (patient, employer & provider)

  • Infrastructure and Participation - the Coalition will also focus on expanding participation and funding to support a strong and sustainable organization which can accomplish the vision and mission.