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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 Employee Satisfaction

Self-insurance and employee satisfaction reinforce each other. Lower out-of-pocket costs, better access, and benefits employees actually value drive long-term retention.

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Self Funded Health Plan

A self-funded health plan lets employers pay claims directly, gain claims visibility, and capture savings when employees stay healthy. Here’s

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Family Benefits

Family benefits are a top driver of employee satisfaction and retention. Self-funded plans give employers room to design coverage around

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Why Is Health Insurance Expensive

Health insurance is expensive because the cost is hidden, claims data is gated, and incentives are misaligned. Self-funding gives employers

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Employee Wellness Engagement

Strategic incentives, education, and communication can increase wellness program engagement by 40-60%. Here’s how self-funded employers design programs that actually

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Employee Healthcare

Employee healthcare is the largest controllable line item on most P&Ls. Self-funded plans give you the data to manage spend

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Workplace Wellness Books

Five recommended reads on workplace wellness, from behavioral health to chronic disease management, for HR leaders building healthier, more engaged

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Customer Experience At Roundstone

Customer experience at Roundstone is anchored in responsive service, proactive claims navigation, and the team that supports employers through every

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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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