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What Is A Captive

A group captive lets like-sized employers pool risk, share data, and capture savings together. It’s the structural alternative to fully insured health insurance.

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Direct Primary Care

Direct primary care gives employees unlimited access to a primary doctor for a flat fee, cutting ER visits and lowering total claims spend.

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Health Insurance Self Funding

With Roundstone’s self-funded health insurance, you’re not shopping a fixed product. You’re designing a plan around your workforce, claims data, and goals.

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Self Funded Insurance

More employers are choosing self-funded insurance to take control of healthcare spend. A group captive makes the model accessible even

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Captive Vs Self Insurance

Captive insurance and self-funded insurance overlap but are not the same. Here’s how a group medical captive complements a self-funded

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Employer Health Benefits

Employer health benefits are the second-largest line item after payroll. Self-funding gives you the visibility and levers to manage that

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Group Medical Captives

Group medical captives pool risk across like-sized employers, returning unused premium and protecting against volatility while controlling long-term healthcare spend.

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Self Funded Health Plan Success

Self-funded health plans succeed when employers combine claims data, clinical care management, and aligned partners. Here’s what success looks like

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Turnkey Health Insurance

Turnkey health insurance gives small and mid-size employers a simplified path to self-funding with built-in cost containment and stop-loss protection.

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Screening A Telemedicine Provider

Telemedicine services have gained massive popularity for their convenience and safety. Here’s how to screen a telemedicine provider that fits

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By The Numbers Eligibility Audits

Eligibility audits by the numbers: how often ineligible dependents quietly drive up self-funded plan spend and what employers recover when

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By The Numbers Plan Documents

Plan documents by the numbers: what self-funded employers should look for in summary plan descriptions, stop loss policies, and TPA

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Managing Health Insurance Costs

Managing health insurance costs takes more than annual renewals. Self-funded employers use claims data, vendor strategy, and care management every

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Launch Wellness Program

Employers can use wellness programs to improve employee health while controlling cost. Here’s how to launch a well-being program that

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Self-funding means an employer pays for their employees’ healthcare claims directly instead of paying fixed premiums to an insurance carrier.

A medical group captive is a self-funded model where small and mid-sized employers join together to access financial advantages, share risk and gain greater stability.

Stop-loss insurance protects self-funded employers from large or unexpected claims. It caps financial risk so one high-cost event doesn’t significantly impact your overall healthcare spend.

Health insurance costs rise due to increasing healthcare prices, higher utilization, and lack of transparency in traditional models. Learn how self- funding through a captive can help offset these trends.

Cost containment includes strategies that reduce unnecessary healthcare spending while maintaining quality care. Read how tactics like claims analysis, preventative care, and pharmacy cost management can reduce spend.

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