The Economic Alliance for Michigan

09/03/2026

Let’s cook up a design that offers better benefits for women and real solutions for employers.

Join us for the 2026 Women’s Health in the Workplace Symposium, October 29 at The Baronette Hotel & Conference Center in Novi, Michigan.

EAM Members attend for free!

Non-members Save 50% - But Only Until September 15. Use promo code WHW5026.

Don't miss the opportunity to spend a day learning, connecting and discovering new ways to build a stronger, more effective health benefits strategy for the women in your workforce.

Learn more and register today at www.womenshealthintheworkplace.com

See you on October 29!

A National Symposium

08/21/2026

Are your benefits doing enough for the women in your workforce?

Women’s healthcare needs evolve throughout their careers and lives and benefit plans need to keep up.

Join us at the 2026 Women’s Health in the Workplace Symposium on October 29 in Novi, Michigan, to discover practical strategies for improving women’s health benefits, identifying gaps in your current plan, and better supporting working women at every stage of life.

Save 50% on registration through September 15 with promo code WHW5026.

EAM members attend FREE. SHRM recertification credit available.

Learn more and register: www.womenshealthintheworkplace.com

A National Symposium

08/07/2026

Join professionals, managers, employers, and healthcare leaders at the Women’s Health in the Workplace Symposium on October 29 in Novi, Michigan, for a day focused on creating more informed, effective approaches to supporting working women.

Gain practical insights, hear from experts and explore how employers can rethink benefits to better support women’s health and the workforce as a whole. Earn SHRM recertification credits!

Enjoy 50% of registration with promo code WHW5026.

Rethink your benefits strategy. Strengthen support for women in your workforce.

Register today: https://womenshealthintheworkplace.com/

A National Symposium

06/26/2026

Women’s Health in the Workplace Symposium – October 29

🌟 Early Bird Registration is Open — Save 50%! 🌟Promo Code WHW5026

EAM Members attend for FREE!

Invest in better benefits for your workforce while saving 50% with our Early Bird registration for the Women's Health in the Workplace Symposium!

Join employers, HR professionals, benefits leaders, and healthcare experts for a day of:

✅ Practical learning

✅ Innovative benefit design strategies

✅ Meaningful networking

✅ Actionable solutions to better support women throughout every stage of their careers

Whether you're looking to improve employee wellbeing, strengthen your benefits strategy, or connect with peers facing similar challenges, this is an event you won't want to miss.

🎟️ Register now and save 50% with our Early Bird offer! Promo Code WHW5026. Valid until September 15.

📍 Learn more and register: www.womenshealthintheworkplace.com

06/11/2026

"The hospitals that received poor grades did not respond with a pledge to improve quality; they instead sued the messenger. Even more striking, they invoked a consumer protection statute to silence a consumer advocate and have since demanded that this independent nonprofit pay their multi-million-dollar legal bills. That inversion should give policymakers and onlookers pause." Read more: https://www.healthaffairs.org/content/forefront/suing-scorecard-won-t-improve-hospital-safety

If you are unable to find a grade for your hospital, check out the CMS Hospital Compare site and you will find that more than likely these hospitals who are suing because of a rotten safety grade also earn only one star from CMS. It's time to put patients first!

Hospitals that received poor grades did not respond with a pledge to improve quality; instead, they sued the messenger. They also invoked a consumer protection statute to silence a consumer advocate. That inversion should give policymakers pause.

06/10/2026

What’s the recipe for a stronger women’s health benefits strategy?

Find out on October 29, 2026, at The Baronette Hotel & Conference Center in Novi, MI, for the Women’s Health in the Workplace Symposium - an educational and networking event designed for employers, HR professionals, benefits leaders, healthcare purchasers, and advocates for women’s health.

Together, we’ll explore innovative approaches to benefit design, address complex workforce challenges, and share practical solutions that better support women through every stage of their careers.

You'll leave with:
✅ Fresh ingredients for women’s health benefit design
✅ Actionable strategies to improve employee wellbeing
✅ Insights from industry experts and peers
✅ Valuable networking opportunities
✅ SHRM recertification credits

Registration includes a light breakfast, lunch, snacks and fun!

FREE for EAM Members!

Save 50% with Early Bird Registration using promo code WHW5026.
Arrive ready to exchange ideas, discover new solutions, and build a stronger foundation for women’s health in the workplace.

Register today at www.womenshealthintheworkplace.com.

05/07/2026

is key to improvements and lower costs. Thank you to all the hospitals participating in the annual The Leapfrog Group Hospital Survey. Two excellent sources for patients to gain a better understanding about hospital is The Leapfrog Group and CMS. Check out how Michigan hospitals scored this Spring:

The state jumped from 35th to 19th in national rankings as more facilities earned top safety marks. Search the database to see how your local hospital performed on critical measures like infections, medication errors and patient experience.

05/06/2026

“Prioritizing patient safety is one of the most effective ways to save both lives and healthcare dollars. Preventable medical errors and infections drive unnecessary costs for employers, purchasers and families, while putting patients at risk,” said Bret Jackson, President and CEO, EAM. “We urge Michiganders to contact their hospitals and ask them to participate in the Leapfrog Hospital Survey, because transparency is a critical step toward safer and more affordable healthcare for everyone.”

25 Hospitals in Michigan Earn an “A” on the Spring 2026 Leapfrog Hospital Safety Grade: https://eamonline.org/2026/05/06/25-hospitals-in-michigan-earn-an-a-on-the-spring-2026-leapfrog-hospital-safety-grade/

The Leapfrog Group released its Spring 2026 Hospital Safety Grade, a biannual “A,” “B,” “C,” “D” or “F” assigned to most general hospitals in the United States based on their ability to protect pat…

04/22/2026

Program that gives hospitals preferred drug pricing lacks transparency and can add big costs.

03/31/2026

LAST DAY to save 50% on registration! Use promo code EAM5026. Free to EAM members. Improve your health benefits design at the 2026 EAM Health Purchaser Forum on April 30, at The Henry in Dearborn, Michigan.

Learn to Curl! Kick off the experience with our popular pre-forum “Learn to Curl” event on Wednesday, April 29, at the Detroit Curling Club in Ferndale.

Earn SHRM recertification credits!

Join fellow employers and benefit leaders for a focused, high-value day of learning, networking, and actionable takeaways.

Register now: https://healthpurchaserforum.com/