Explore our blog resources to help employers and advisors understand the value of captive insurance.
Provider network choice shapes employee care, plan costs, and out-of-pocket spend. Here’s how self-funded employers pick the right one.
Pharmacy costs are rising faster than any line item in your health plan. Here’s how to choose a PBM that actually controls them.
Stop-loss insurance protects self-funded employers from catastrophic claims by pooling risk with similarly sized businesses through a group captive plan.
Twenty percent of employees drive eighty percent of healthcare costs. Self-funded plans give you the data to manage chronic conditions and cut spend.
Strategic incentives, education, and communication can increase wellness program engagement by 40-60%. Here’s how self-funded employers design programs that actually work.
Wellness programs deliver measurable ROI through reduced claims, lower absenteeism, and stronger productivity. See how self-funded employers track and prove the impact.
Group captive health insurance plans give mid-market companies a structural way to control healthcare cost while sharing risk with similarly
From the desk of Mike Schroeder, Roundstone founder, February 2019: notes on the captive program, advisor partnerships, and trends in
Four practical ways companies can lower their health benefit spend in the new year, from claims audits to vendor reviews
To maximize the value of Roundstone’s medical stop loss captive, we provide employers with an integrated analytics platform for true
Reference-based pricing (RBP) only works with employee education and full claims transparency. Here’s how to set up both before rolling
Roundstone’s 2018 Medical Captive Forum brought together employers and advisors for two days of education, peer learning, and self-funded health
Provider network choice shapes employee care, plan costs, and out-of-pocket spend. Here’s how self-funded employers pick the right one.
Pharmacy costs are rising faster than any line item in your health plan. Here’s how to choose a PBM that
Per-employee-per-year (PEPY) cost is the truest benchmark for whether your health plan is competitive. Here’s how to use it to
Your pharmacy benefit manager makes or breaks drug spend. Here’s how self-funded employers choose a PBM aligned with their interests,
A third-party administrator (TPA) is the backbone of any self-funded plan. Here’s how a TPA processes claims, manages eligibility, and
Finding the right TPA shapes claims accuracy, employee experience, and total spend. Here are 8 secrets self-funded employers use to
You don’t always get what you pay for in healthcare. Bob Chrobak shows how higher cost doesn’t always mean better
Roundstone’s Cost Savings Investigators (CSI) team digs into claims data to find waste, billing errors, and overcharges. Real dollars stay
Late-stage cancer diagnoses are among the most expensive claims employers face. Here’s how early detection and plan design lower the
High-cost specialty drugs are reshaping employer pharmacy spend. Here are the ways self-funded employers save without restricting clinical access for
If renewal season has you bracing for a double-digit increase, it’s time to look at self-funding. Here’s how the model
Renewal season is the moment benefit advisors prove their value. Here’s how to prepare with claims data, scenario modeling, and
Introducing self-funded health insurance to employees is mostly about communication. Here’s how to explain the model, the value, and what
Well-being programs improve employee health while reducing benefit cost. Here’s how strategic incentives drive participation and engagement that actually sticks.
It’s hiring season. Top talent expects benefits that show employers actually invested in employee health. Here’s how self-funding helps you
Cultivating a culture of healthcare consumerism takes employee education, transparent tools, and steady communication. Here’s how to engage your team.
Employers can use wellness programs to improve employee health while controlling cost. Here’s how to launch a well-being program that
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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