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Provider network choice shapes employee care, plan costs, and out-of-pocket spend. Here’s how self-funded employers pick the right one.
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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.

A group captive self-funded plan lets you customize coverage, contracts, and vendors. Here’s how to design yours to cut costs

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

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

Higher deductibles shift cost to employees and often backfire on engagement and retention. Self-funding offers a smarter path to controlling

GLP-1 medications are reshaping employer drug spend. Here’s what self-funded employers should know about coverage, eligibility, and managing the cost

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

Hidden fees in employee benefits plans quietly bleed your budget. Here are the top five charges to identify and renegotiate

Telehealth coverage inspires trust because it removes friction from accessing care. Self-funded plans can prioritize and price telehealth on their

Aligning incentives between employer, employees, and providers is the foundation of a healthier, cost-effective benefits plan. Here’s how to design

Is your healthcare benefits plan sustainable? Year-over-year cost increases say otherwise. Self-funded plans give employers the levers to bend the

A group captive insurance plan involves the employer, TPA, PBM, stop loss carrier, and advisor. Here’s the who’s who and

Q&A with Roundstone founder Mike Schroeder on cost-saving measures employers can use right now to take control of their health

Wellness programs deliver measurable ROI through reduced claims, lower absenteeism, and stronger productivity. See how self-funded employers track and prove

For most CFOs, healthcare costs now eat directly into profitability. This Roundstone leadership study shows where the spend goes and

Healthcare cost containment finds waste, removes it, and keeps outcomes intact. Self-funded plans give you the claims data to do

Self-funding gives you the control, claims visibility, and flexibility to attack the cost drivers that fully insured plans actively hide

Effective cost containment starts with claims data, clinical care management, pharmacy optimization, and direct primary care partnerships working as one

Real healthcare cost savings come from claims transparency, smart vendor choices, and proactive clinical management. Self-funding makes all three possible.

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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